Tomato omelette
Tomato omelette is a great classic of Provençale cuisine. This is my personal version with mushrooms.
101K 17 4.5
Last modified on: November 11th 2012
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
3 
1 
3 tablespoons 
200 g 
6 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 min. | 5 min. | 22 min. | 1 hour 1 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Remove the stalks from 3 tomatoes and cut into fairly thick slices. Salt and pepper these on both sides.
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Prepare and chop 1 shallot.
Prepare and chop 200 g mushrooms.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Prepare and chop 200 g mushrooms.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and stir well.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
The mushrooms will give off water, so leave this to evaporate...
Stage 5
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a non-sitck frying pan over medium heat. When hot (lightly smoking), add the tomato slices.
Be careful as these will spit! Have a large lid handy to protect your cooker.
Fry the tomatoes on both sides.
Be careful as these will spit! Have a large lid handy to protect your cooker.
Fry the tomatoes on both sides.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Tip the cooked tomatoes onto a plate. Remove and discard the skins.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Beat 6 eggs, salt and pepper.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Clean the frying pan, return to the heat and pour in 6 tablespoons olive oil.
When this is nice and hot arrange some of the tomato slices in the pan without overlapping, in a line if possible, like in the photo.
When this is nice and hot arrange some of the tomato slices in the pan without overlapping, in a line if possible, like in the photo.
Stage 10 - 7 min.
Pour the beaten eggs around the tomatoes and cook the omelette, pushing the eggs around gently with a wooden spatula.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
When the omelette is almost cooked but a little of the egg is still runny, add the mushrooms on top of the tomatoes.
Stage 12 - 2 min.
Then add the remaining tomato slices.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Fold the sides in towards the centre and turn off the heat.
Stage 14 - 5 min.
Cover the omelette with a sheet of aluminium foil and leave to rest like this for a few minutes before serving to finish cooking gently.
Remarks
In Provence, tomato omelettes are often eaten cold. This is the meal eaten by the hunters of Bartavelles (Marcel's father and uncle Jules) in 'My Father's Glory' (La Gloire de Mon Père) by Marcel Pagnol.
And to drink?
My father used to say, "With an omelette, you need a drop of white!", and he was absolutely right, so I suggest a very dry white, such as a Muscadet.
Keeping
A few hours in the fridge, protected with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,192 Kcal or 9,177 Kj | 47 gr | 25 gr | 212 gr |
| 110 % | 18 % | 2 % | 32 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 218 Kcal or 913 Kj | 5 gr | 3 gr | 21 gr |
| 11 % | 2 % | <1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 365 Kcal or 1,528 Kj | 8 gr | 4 gr | 35 gr |
| 18 % | 3 % | <1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 3.83 €
- Per person : 0.64 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Land and sea" kebabs, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Chicken and mushroom brik rolls, Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Special Parmesan baguettes, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flaky brownie brioche, Green asparagus omelette, Provençal remoulade sauce, Flognarde, Nanou's chocolate cake, ... All |
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato tatin, Paella, Bread with Tomato , Vegetable pie, Minestrone, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Summer Salmon Blanquette, Chinese style chicken, Greek Pesto, Sautéed turmeric chicken with mushrooms, Hot tomato sauce, ... All |
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