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Green asparagus omelette

Name: Green asparagus omelette
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g green asparagus spears; 6 eggs; 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); Salt; 3 tablespoons olive oil; Pepper

Small spears of green asparagus steamed and sliced, served with grated Parmesan in the middle of an omelette.

162 K 3.9/5 (36 reviews)503483

Duration

35 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: May 6^th 2012

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 4 people, you will need:

1 200 g green asparagus spears
2 6 eggs
3 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
4 Salt
5 3 tablespoons olive oil
6 Pepper
Total weight: 595 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Resting

3 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

35 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Resting 3 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Wash and scrub 200 g green asparagus spears spears, but there is no need to peel them.

Steam until just tender.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Slice into small rounds.

>Set aside.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Beat 6 eggs, salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. When really hot, pour in the beaten eggs.

Leave to cook for 1 or 2 minutes until it begins to cook underneath.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Scatter the sliced apsaragus over the middle of the omelette, then 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano).

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Leave to cook until the omelette begins to set around the edge. It should only still be liquid in the centre.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Fold the omelette over in half (use 2 forks to do this), turn off the heat and leave to cook gently like this for a further 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

Serve immediately.

Remarks

Do be careful not to overcook the omelette, or it will dry out.

Keeping: Only a few minutes.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	10 g RDI=16 %	1 g RDI=1 %	15 g RDI=21 %	182 kcal RDI=9 %	764 kJ RDI=9 %
Per person	15 g RDI=24 %	2 g RDI=1 %	22 g RDI=31 %	271 kcal RDI=14 %	1,136 kJ RDI=14 %
Whole recipe	61 g RDI=94 %	8 g RDI=3 %	89 g RDI=122 %	1,085 kcal RDI=54 %	4,545 kJ RDI=54 %