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Spinach Omelette

An ultra-simple but delicious omelette recipe. The beaten eggs are poured over spinach that has already been cooked with shallots.

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Last modified on: May 1^st 2016

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 shallots
2 20 g butter
3 300 g cooked spinach
4 6 eggs
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 670 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
10 min.	7 min.	17 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare and finely chop 2 shallots.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Melt 20 g butter in a large frying pan on medium heat.

Add the shallots, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add 300 g cooked spinach, mix well...

Stage 4 - 3 min.

...and cook for 2-3 minutes, mainly to "dry off" the spinach a little.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Break 6 eggs, salt and pepper, then beat with a whisk for about 1 minute.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Pour the eggs over the spinach...

Stage 7 - 3 min.

... and gather the spinach into the middle, preferably using a wooden spatula.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

As soon as the eggs have set underneath and are still runny on top, fold the omelette in half.

Serve immediately.

Remarks

This recipe can be adapted to make omelettes with all kinds of cooked vegetables, such as leeks.

It is not essential to fold the omelette over, it just looks more attractive.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
635 Kcal or 2,659 Kj	44 gr	18 gr	54 gr
32 %	17 %	2 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
95 Kcal or 398 Kj	7 gr	3 gr	8 gr
5 %	3 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
159 Kcal or 666 Kj	11 gr	5 gr	14 gr
8 %	4 %	<1 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.07 €
Per person : 0.52 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach on toast with bechamel, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Fish terrine with spinach and tomatoes, Scrambled eggs with butter-fried bread and fresh spinach, Asparagus and spinach gratin, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Linzer torte, Mussels marinière, Pistachio cream, Potatoes with prawns, Brioche Tatin, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Koulibiak in pie dish, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Crunchy salad, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, ... All
	Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Norwegian tartines, Leek and egg frichti, Eggs with mayonnaise, ... All

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