Pizza omelette
March 2021
I have to admit I was cynical about this concept as I thought the egg flavour would be dominant but actually this is completely delicious and has become a family favourite.
Ingredients - Serves 2
For the basic omelette
3 medium eggs
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
10g butter
¼ teaspoon fine salt and a few twists of freshly-ground black pepper
For the topping
5 tablespoons of homemade tomato sauce or tomato passata
Half a teaspoon dried oregano
8 black or green olives, stoned
Six slices of salami or spicy sausage or anchovy fillets, optional
75g Mozzarella, drained
Few leaves of fresh basil
Heat the grill to hot.
Make sure you have a warm plate and everything you need to hand as you need to work quickly. Use a fork to beat the eggs in a small bowl with the seasoning until well combined (chopped herbs can be added now, if using). Heat a non-stick frying pan that is suitable to transfer to the grill over a medium heat. Add the oil and butter into the pan and swirl it around as it melts to coat the base of the pan. Turn the heat up to high and when the butter starts to foam, add the eggs.
Use a spatula to move the eggs around for about a minute, criss-crossing the pan to get the runny eggs to the bottom. When the outer edge become opaque run the spatula around the rim of the pan to loosen it. Shake the pan to make sure the omelette can slide.
When the eggs are almost set on the base of the pan, remove it from the heat. Dollop on the tomato sauce and spread it out gently with a spatula, don’t go over the edges of the omelette. Evenly scatter over the oregano and olives, lay on the salami, if using, and tear over the Mozzarella.
Put the pan under the hot grill for 2 to 3 minutes or until the mozzarella has melted and the egg edge has risen and browned. Using oven gloves remove the pan from the grill and slide the pizza omelette onto the warm plate. Scatter over the basil and enjoy.
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