Tortilla with tomato salsa and chive dip

Fresh tomato salsa and our healthier chive dip are just the right accompaniment to this vegetarian tortilla recipe.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon olive oil
½ onion, sliced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 cups cooked potato (mashed or diced small and roasted)
1 cup frozen peas, defrosted
2 carrots, grated
2 handfuls chopped spinach or silver beet
12 eggs
1 cup skim milk
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup grated parmesan

Salsa
4 large tomatoes, diced
1 red capsicum, deseeded, diced
¼ red onion, finely sliced
1 lemon or 1 lime, juiced and zested (or 2 tablespoons ciderhard ciderX vinegar)

Chive dip
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
¼ cup light sour cream

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Instructions

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Preheat oven to 180°C. Heat oil in a cast-iron or ovenproof pan over a medium heat on stove top. Gently cook onion and garlic until soft but not browned. Add potato and peas and cook, stirring, until heated through. Add carrot and spinach.
In a bowl, whisk eggs and milk together with salt, parsley and parmesan. Pour over the potato pea mix and shake pan to mix well. Place pan in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl mix all salsa ingredients together. In another small bowl mix chives into sour cream. Serve tortilla with salsa and chive dip.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check cider vinegar (if using) and sour cream are gluten free.

HFG tip

If you don’t have an ovenproof pan, cook tortilla, covered with a lid, over a low heat until almost set. Flip to finish.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 445cal

Kilojoules 1860kJ

Protein 32g

Total fat 20g

–Saturated fat 6g

Carbohydrates 30g

–Sugars 17g

Dietary fibre 8g

Sodium 460mg

Calcium 310mg

Iron 5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.