Elderflower Frittata

Frittata di Fiore di Sambuco

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio Goes Wild: 120 Fresh Recipes for Wild Food from Land and Sea

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2001

  • About

This recipe is like a cross between a fritter and an omelette.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp elderflowers
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 medium eggs

Method

Remove all the stems from the tiny white flowers. Pour the olive oil into a 20cm (8 in) non-stick frying pan, add the elderflowers and heat gently. Beat the eggs well, then add the lemon zest, flour, half the sugar and the salt. Pour the mixture into the pan and fry until the underside forms a crust and the top is almost solid. Serve hot or cold with lemon quarters and the rest of the sugar spr