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Mushroom and artichoke omelette

This French "broken" omelette is not neatly folded like a classic omelette. There is more filling than egg: mushrooms and artichokes here, pan-fried with spring onions.

It can be served flat, like a Spanish omelette, but I prefer the more original broken look.

29K 19 4.2

Last modified on: June 30^th 2016

Keywords for this recipe:Omelette Eggs Mushrooms Artichokes

For 4 people, you will need:

0 6 eggs
1 1 spring onion (scallion)
2 1 lb + 14.8 oz mushrooms
3 4 purple artichokes
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 3 tablespoons olive oil

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	17 min.	54 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette : Photo of step #1

Beat the eggs

Break 6 eggs, salt and pepper, then beat for 1 minute.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette : Photo of step #2

Prepare the filling

Peel 1 spring onion (scallion) and chop finely.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

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Peel (if necessary) 1 lb + 14.8 oz mushrooms and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

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Prepare 4 purple artichokes and cut into small pieces.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette : Photo of step #5

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on medium heat. When really hot, add the chopped onion.

Salt and pepper, then cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 6 - 6 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette : Photo of step #6

Add the mushrooms and fry until lightly browned.

Towards the end of cooking, add the artichokes.

Transfer the filling onto a plate.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

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Cook the omelette

Wipe the pan out quickly, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil and put back on medium heat.

When the oil is hot, pour in the beaten eggs.

Use a wooden spatula or soft spatula to draw the egg from the edge of the omelette towards the centre.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Mushroom and artichoke omelette : Photo of step #8

When the omelette is about half cooked, tip the filling on top, turn down the heat, cover and leave to cook for 5 minutes.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

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To finish, allow the omelette to break up naturally as you fold the edges over towards the centre.

Serve right away.

Remarks

As with all omelettes, do take care not to overcook it, or it will be too dry.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,692 Kcal or 7,084 Kj	58 gr	58 gr	137 gr
85 %	22 %	5 %	21 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
132 Kcal or 553 Kj	5 gr	5 gr	11 gr
7 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
423 Kcal or 1,771 Kj	14 gr	15 gr	34 gr
21 %	6 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.79 €
Per person : 1.20 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Shiitake eggs, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Smoked haddock and leek fondue tartines, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Foie gras fingers, Fish in a seed crust, Pâté de campagne, Little Christmas biscuits, ... All
	Purple artichoke: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of purple artichokes, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Penne with purple artichokes, Purple artichokes braised in white wine, Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick prawn curry, Beurre d'escargot, Pasta with mushrooms, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Leek and tuna loaf, ... All

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