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Aquafaba Vegetable Breakfast Frittata

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Category: Breakfast

Learn how to make an egg-less vegetable frittata! The leftover liquid from home-cooked or canned beans is called aquafaba and it can be put to use as an egg substitute.

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  • Ratings & Comments (5)
8

Ingredients

4 cups low sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon asafetida or onion powder
black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 cups chickpea flour
5 cups sauteed vegetables of your choice, include onions, mushrooms and greens
1/2 cup raisins or dried currants
1 cup aquafaba (see note)
3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Instructions:

In a large saucepan, whisk together the broth, turmeric, nutritional yeast, asafetida, black pepper, baking soda and dijon mustard and bring to a boil. Whisk in the chickpea flour, lower the heat and stir continuously until it thickens. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, fold in the veggies and raisins and remove from the heat.

Using an electric mixer, whip aquafaba to stiff peaks, adding apple cider vinegar and cream of tartar as you go.

Fold the whipped aquafaba into the mixture in saucepan until fully incorporated. Pour mixture into a very lightly-oiled baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes or until firm and lightly browned on top.

Note: Aquafaba is the common name for the cooking liquid from beans and other legumes like chickpeas. You may know it as the typically discarded liquid found in retail cans and boxes of beans, or as the liquid left over from cooking your own from dried. You want your aquafaba to be the consistency of egg whites. If it's really runny, you're better off reducing it by a quarter, by simmering it over low heat, then letting it cool. If it's too gloppy or firm like jello, it's been reduced too far and you'll need to heat it back up with some water. There is a very wide range of concentrations that work, depending on your recipe, so don't worry too much. Most packages or cans of chickpeas have liquid that's about the perfect consistency.

My Notes: (Click Edit to enter your notes about this recipe)

Serves 8

Per Serving:

Calories 191
Protein 11 g
Carbohydrates 29 g
Sugars 9 g
Total Fat 3.4 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 193 mg
Fiber 6.1 g
Beta-Carotene 3991 ug
Vitamin C 21 mg
Calcium 72 mg
Iron 2.7 mg
Folate 111 ug
Magnesium 65 mg
Potassium 589 mg
Zinc 2.6 mg
Selenium 5.2 ug

My Rating: 
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Kittykat64

04/23/2025 01:03 PM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

I followed the directions as written and it was a complete disaster. The flavor was not very tasty either. This is definetly not a redo receipe. I had high hopes, but was very dissapointed in the cost of wasted ingredients and time spent. Im sorry to be so negative, but I waned to at least make others aware of what might happen if they try it. As so many others have said, I'm not far off. 

SusiinNM

08/07/2022 11:22 AM

Rated this recipe:

I had the same issue as other members mentioned which is that the inside didn't set and was still very liquid even after extending the baking time. Outside was nice and brown and the taste was very good. If someone could post a modification to make this work better, i would make it again. 

BrentH

03/20/2018 08:12 PM

Rated this recipe:

Based on comments here, added 1/2 cup oat flour to the mix, then for cooking, baked for 55 minutes to try to get it to set up more. Tasted a little bland, so topped with salsa. WIth that add-on, I like it a lot. I froze the leftovers in single portions. Will definitely make this again.

Janlshort

02/09/2018 09:33 PM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

I tried this and pretty sure I followed directions.  I was expecting a stiffer consistency.   I ended up cooking it for way longer and it was still real soft,  mashlike inside.   I didn't really care for it because of that.  I might try again and add oat flour.  Did anyone else get this  same consistency?

 

dlc123 replies:

12/26/2022 11:00 AM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

My experience to a T.  I love most of the things in this site.  But, this one was not reall very good.  Just my two cents worth...

Laura88

03/30/2017 02:19 AM

Rated this recipe: (no rating)

Does this reheat well? Any tips for reheating?