My friend Marie Damania made this, and I couldn’t wait to share the recipe with MomstoWork readers. It really is amazing.

Here’s the recipe and instructions from Marie:

This is a delicious vegetarian frittata. It may not be the quickest recipe to prepare, but it is worth the effort. I’ve seen kids who believe they’re ‘allergic’ to greens gobble this up. Serve it warm with a salad and if you’re fortunate enough to have leftovers send it off at room temperature in school lunches.

photo credit: LizMarie

• 2 tbs olive oil
• 2 leeks, carefully washed and thinly sliced
• 4oz fresh peas (or if you’re too busy like me, frozen is perfectly fine!)
• 1lb baby spinach leaves
• 10.5oz marinated feta, crumbled (if I can’t find that, I just use a good quality feta)
• 5.5oz haloumi cheese, grated (available from Giant/Whole Foods)
• ½ cup grated parmesan, plus extra to garnish
• 6 eggs
• ½ cup fresh mint leaves, plus extra to garnish
• 1.5oz dry breadcrumbs (I use cornflake crumbs)

How to make it

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Grease a baking dish approximately 12 in x 2.5inches deep. You can also use a cake pan.

Heat oil over low heat, add leeks and cook for 5-6 minutes until softened.

Transfer to a large bowl.

Cook peas in boiling, salted water for 2 minutes and add the spinach for a further minute. Drain and refresh under cold water. Add to the leeks in the bowl.

In a separate bowl combine the feta, haloumi and parmesan. Beat the eggs and ¾ of the cheeses together (retain some cheese to put on top of the dish).

Season to taste with salt and pepper, If you like some heat, add some chilli flakes. Mix the egg/cheeses into the vegetables and add the fresh mint and breadcrumbs. Stir well. Pour into the baking dish and top with ½ of the remaining cheese mix.

Bake in the center of the oven for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Garnish with a final flourish of cheese and mint leaves.

Enjoy!

Bio: Marie Damania is a talented vegetarian chef, a top mom, an excellent tour guide for anyone visiting Washington, DC., and a talented writer and editor. You can reach Marie at salhan101@hotmail.com

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