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A delicious and meat-free main meal for a summer's day [Image: Vegetarian Society]

Red pepper and fennel frittata

This is a fantastic recipe for summer days (the sunny ones and the rainy ones!).

It comes from our friends at the Vegetarian Society and can be served hot, or made ahead of time and served cold, and is wheat, dairy and gluten free.

Ingredients

• 200g (7oz) new potatoes, cubed
• 1-2 tbl olive oil
• 1 large fennel bulb, finely sliced
• 1 medium onion, finely sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 roasted red peppers (from a jar) cut into pieces
• 6 green olives, sliced
• 5 free-range eggs
• 2 tbl parsley, finely chopped
• ¼ tsp smoked paprika
• salt and black pepper to taste

Method

1 Preheat oven to Gas Mark 5/190°C/ 375°F. Line an 18cm ceramic flan dish with baking parchment.

2 Parboil potatoes for 10 minutes, then drain and dry thoroughly.

3 Heat 1 tbl of oil in a large frying pan and sauté the fennel and onion for 10-15 minutes until golden.

4 Add the garlic and potatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in the pepper and olives.

5 In a large bowl lightly beat the eggs with the parsley and paprika, season if desired. Mix in the fennel and potato mixture and turn into the flan dish.

6 Bake for 25-30 minutes until set.

Allow to cool for a few minutes then lift out using the baking parchment, cut into wedges and serve hot or cold. Serves 4.

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Recipe copyright © The Vegetarian Society 2005