Spanish White Bean Tortilla With Piri-Piri Sauce

Name: Spanish White Bean Tortilla With Piri-Piri Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 10-inch tortilla, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons piri-piri, see Piri-Piri or Peri-Peri Spice Mix; 6 large eggs; 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped; salt and pepper, to taste (optional); 1 tablespoon olive oil, for sauteeing onion; 2 cups onions, quartered and thinly sliced (1 large onion); 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans or 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained; 2 -3 teaspoons piri-piri; 2 tablespoons olive oil, for cooking eggs; 2 piquillo peppers, roasted and quartered lengthwise or 2 roasted red peppers, quartered lengthwise

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Recipe by KateL

Entered for safe-keeping. From June 2012 Vegetarian Times. A Spanish tortilla is actually a frittata with a starchy filling like potatoes or beans. This recipe includes a piri-piri sauce to season the frittata and to make a sauce to serve with it. The piri piri spice mix appears as Recipe #479857 #479857.

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READY IN: 35mins

SERVES: 8

YIELD: 1 10-inch tortilla

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

PIRI-PIRI SAUCE
¹⁄₄

cup olive oil
2

tablespoons lemon juice
2

tablespoons piri-piri, see Piri-Piri or Peri-Peri Spice Mix
TORTILLA
6

large eggs
1

cup fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste (optional)
1

tablespoon olive oil, for sauteeing onion
2

cups onions, quartered and thinly sliced (1 large onion)
1

cups cooked white beans or (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
2 -3

teaspoons piri-piri
2

tablespoons olive oil, for cooking eggs
2

piquillo peppers, roasted and quartered lengthwise or 2 roasted red peppers, quartered lengthwise

DIRECTIONS

PIRI-PIRI SAUCE.
Stir together all ingredients in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook 1 minute, then remove from heat, and cool. Transfer to jar.
TORTILLA.
Whisk together eggs and parsley in bowl. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onion, and saute 6-8 minutes. Add beans and Piri-Piri spice mix; saute 1-2 minutes, or until the spices darken and stick to beans. Remove from heat, and stir bean mixture into egg mixture.
Wipe out skillet, and heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium heat. Spread egg mixture in skillet, and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring and lifting mixture to allow even cooking. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 10-15 minutes, or until egg is firm and cooked through, lifting and stirring occasionally.
Invert Tortilla onto serving plate; cool to room temperature. Garnish with piquillos, and serve Piri-Piri Sauce on side.

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