With the return to school and university, the challenge is always the same: finding practical, healthy, and tasty lunch box ideas. This Creamy Frittata with Grilled Courgettes is the perfect solution: quick to prepare, light yet full of flavor, and made irresistible by its creamy ricotta layer, grilled zucchini, and the special touch of Parma Ham.
Rolled up and cut in half, it fits perfectly into a lunch box and is easy to enjoy anywhere.
Paired with bread, seasonal fruit, and some crunchy vegetables, it becomes a complete meal you can conveniently take with you.
Discover more lunch box ideas, such as this Venere rice salad with cherry tomatoes and pistachios.
Creamy frittata with grilled courgettes
2g carbohydrates per 100g
Ingredients for 2 Frittatas
- 200g sheep’s ricotta
- 4 eggs
- 1 courgette
- 30g grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- Parma Ham (I used the shank part)
- chopped fresh herbs
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
**Ingredients specific for celiacs
*Ingredients whose labels must read “gluten-free” (or, in Italy, present on Prontuario AIC)
Preparation
- Slice the courgettes thinly with a mandoline and quickly grill them on both sides.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl with a pinch of salt, add the grated Parmigiano, and cook 2 frittatas in a 22 cm non-stick pan until set.
- Sieve the ricotta to make it creamy, season it with chopped herbs, one tablespoon of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Spread the frittatas out, cover with a layer of ricotta, add the grilled courgettes, and finish with slices of Parma Ham. Roll them up and place in the lunch box, cut in half.
