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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.
85 K 4.5/5 (31 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
8 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: May 1st 2016
For 8 people, you will need:
4 
cup + 3 tablespoons 
2 2⁄3 cups 
12 
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 20 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 19:15.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Melt cup + 3 tablespoons butter in a large frying pan on medium heat.
Add the shallots, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Add the shallots, salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add 2 2⁄3 cups cooked spinach, mix well...
Stage 4 - 3 min.
...and cook for 2-3 minutes, mainly to "dry off" the spinach a little.
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.
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.
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 (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 200 RDI=80 % | 200 RDI=20 % | 200 RDI=30 % | 1,460 RDI=70 % | 6,100 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=6 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 110 RDI=5 % | 460 RDI: 5 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=9 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 760 RDI: 9 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 4.15 €
- Per person : 0.55 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach parmentier, Salmon and spinach quiche, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Spinach à la Lorraine, ... See them all 36
Butter
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Egg
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Shallot
Like these other recipes: Blanquette of veal, Snow peas sautéed in butter, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Cabbage and cheddar quiche, ... See them all 203
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