Eggless MorningStar Farms® Veggie Chorizo and Vegetable Frittata
Products Used: MorningStar Farms® Chorizo Crumbles
Servings: 1 frittata, 6-8 slices
Ingredients
- as needed Neutral oil
- 1 ea. Yellow onion, small diced
- 1 ea. Red bell pepper, small diced
- 1 lb. MorningStar Farms® Chorizo Vegan Crumbles (SKU: 28989-10330)
- 1 cup Broccoli florets, shaved
- 2 cups Chickpea flour
- 2 1/2 cups Water
- to taste Kosher salt
- to taste Ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
Pesto Sauce
- 1/2 cup Cashews
- 1 ea. Garlic clove
- 2 ea. Lemon juice
- to taste Kosher salt
- to taste Ground black pepper
- 1 bunch Basil, picked
- 3 Tbsp. Grapeseed oil
- to garnish Arugula, microgreens or pea shoots
- to garnish Sunflower Seeds
Recipe Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450° F.2. For the Frittata: In a 10” pan, heat oil and sauté onions, red bell peppers, MorningStar Farms® Chorizo Vegan Crumbles, and broccoli florets. Cook until onions are translucent and chorizo crumbles are browned, then remove from heat and let cool.
3. In a medium bowl, mix chickpea flour and water. Whisk until smooth, then mix in salt, pepper, and balsamic vinegar.
4. Pour chickpea batter over the vegetable and chorizo mixture and gently stir.
5. Bake for 35 minutes, then cool for 10 minutes.
6. For the Pesto: In a food processor, combine cashews, garlic clove, lemon juice, salt, and pepper and pulse until combined. Add basil, pulse further, then slowly drizzle grapeseed oil into mixture while food processor is turned on, until mixture is combined.
7. To serve: Cut the frittata into pie slices. Plate on a spoonful of pesto sauce, and top with arugula and sunflower seeds.