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Spinach Omelette

Name: Spinach Omelette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 shallots; 20 g butter; 300 g cooked spinach; 6 eggs; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

20 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: May 1^st 2016

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

10 min.

Cooking

7 min.

All in all

20 min.

Preparation 10 min.

Cooking 7 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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	14 g RDI=23 %	14 g RDI=6 %	14 g RDI=20 %	108 kcal RDI=5 %	455 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	24 g RDI=38 %	24 g RDI=9 %	24 g RDI=34 %	182 kcal RDI=9 %	762 kJ RDI=9 %
Whole recipe	98 g RDI=151 %	99 g RDI=38 %	99 g RDI=136 %	728 kcal RDI=36 %	3,049 kJ RDI=36 %