Naturally there aremany food and wine recipes out there. As real lovers of pairing, we at Santa Margherita just happen to love the ones that stick! We simply adore food and wine pairings that create an artful balance between the perfect foods and just the right Santa Margherita Wines.
So as you prepare your kitchen and your corkscrew for your entry into The Great Taste Challenge with your best food and wine recipes, here’s one to get the mouth watering!!!
EGG FRITTATA WITH ENGLISH PEAS,
MINT AND PECORINO
PAIRS WITH SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO
EGG FRITTATA WITH ENGLISH PEAS,
MINT AND PECORINO
PAIRS WITH SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO
12 large eggs
1 cup shelled and blanched english peas
¼ cup chffanade fresh mint
1 cup grated pecorino cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
1 oz. extra virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a medium mixing bowl, crack and lightly beat eggs . Bring two quarts of water to a boil and lightly salt. Shell peas and blanch in boiling salted water until tender; refresh peas in ice water and set aside. Pick mint leaves and stack on top of each other. Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the stacks of mint into thin strips and set aside. Using a microplane, grate pecorino and set aside. Place a 12-inch non-stick sauté pan over medium heat, add olive oil. Add peas to pan and lightly sauté, (about 30 seconds). Add beaten eggs to peas and let eggs start to set. When eggs are a quarter of the way set, stir in the mint and cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper. When eggs are set halfway, place pan with eggs into oven until fully set. Using a towel, remove the pan from oven and slide eggs out of pan onto a cutting board. Top frittata with additionalchiffanade mint and pecorino, cut into 8 equal pieces, and serve.
Wine Notes: The bright aromatics of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio are emphasized by the fresh mint and the saltiness of the pecorino cheese.
Now, when you are ready with your best food and wine pairing and you are convinced that it is your time to shine, head over to The Great Taste Challenge.
Santa Margherita became the celebrated wine that it is today as a result of the entrepreneurial spirit of one man. A young importer named Anthony Terlato set out on a trip to Italy in search of the “next great white wine.”
At a small restaurant in a local inn, Anthony ordered 18 bottles of Pinot Grigio off the wine list. After tasting all the wines with the Inn’s proprietor, he determined the best wine at the table was Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio quickly became a mainstay on wine lists in America’s finest restaurants across the country and is still today the most requested Italian wine in America.
Contact Us
For questions or more information about Santa Margherita, please use our Contact Form.