Little vegetable omelettes


Little vegetable omelettes
As an appetiser or starter, little thick soft omelettes, with diced tomato, courgette and smoked ham.
308 K 4.4/5 (41 reviews)
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Last modified on: June 11th 2011
For 15 pieces, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 1 hour 10 min.
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Stage 1 - 15 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Prepare 1 courgette, cut into very small dice.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Peel 1 tomato, remove seeds and cut this too into very small dice.

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Into a pan over a medium heat pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil and when hot, add garlic clove, sprigs of tarragon, rosemary and bayleaf.

Cook for one minute while stirring.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Add diced courgette, and mix well.

Lightly salt (2 pinches).

Stage 5 - 7 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Cook until done, but still slightly crunchy.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Into a pan over a medium heat, pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil, or better still olive oil with herbs.

When oil is hot (lightly smoking), add the diced tomato, salt and pepper and mix well.

Cook for 2 minutes.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Remove (and discard) tarragon, garlic, bayleaf and rosemary from the courgettes, then add tomatoes.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Salt and pepper then cook together for one minute, stiring continuously.

Remove from heat and seta aside.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Put the tomato frying pan back on the heat, without cleaning it. When hot, put in the smoked ham slices, 20 seconds on each side.

Stage 10 - 2 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Remove from the frying pan, and cut into medium size pieces (about half an inch or 1 cm).

Stage 11 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Beat the 2 eggs with salt and pepper.

Stage 12 - 1 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Add the tomatoes and courgettes, mix well.

Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C).

Stage 13 - 5 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Into small moulds (preferably silicone ones, easy to unmould), put some smoked ham and then pour in the egg-tomato-courgette mix to about 2/3 of the way up.

Be careful, omelettes inflate when cooking and so can overflow.

Stage 14 - 15 min.
Little vegetable omelettes
Put in the oven for 10-15 minutes.

Stage 15
Little vegetable omelettes
Be careful towards the end of the cooking time, it's important that omelettes are not overcooked, and stay soft.
Remarks
You can eat them hot, warm or cold.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=7 %7 RDI=1 %160 RDI=30 %1,570 RDI=80 %6,570 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %1 RDI=0 %30 RDI=4 %270 RDI=10 %1,130 RDI: 10 %
Per piece1 RDI=0 %010 RDI=2 %100 RDI=5 %440 RDI: 5 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 15 pieces : 3.15 €
  • Per piece : 0.25 €

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