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Omelette with Potato and Herbs

Potatoes softened first, eggs poured over and finished gently. Quick, mild, and the dinner for a night when nothing heavier appeals.

Omelette with Potato and Herbs. Potatoes softened first, eggs poured over and finished gently. Quick, mild, and the dinner for a night when nothing heavier appeals.
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Prep 10 minCook 20 minServes 2

Ingredients

Why metric?

Metric avoids regional spoon ambiguity. US uses 5 mL tsp, 15 mL tbsp and 240 mL cup. Small masses stay in grams unless a verified recipe conversion exists. More on measurements

  • 5 eggs (255 g)
  • 450 g potatoes, skins on, thinly sliced
  • 20 ml extra-virgin olive oil (18 g)
  • 12 g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 8 g chives, snipped
  • 80 g baby spinach, to serve
  • 1 g iodised table salt
  • 40 g parmesan, finely grated
  • Ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 slices wholegrain bread (80 g), to serve

Method

  1. Warm the oil in a 22 cm non-stick pan over medium-low heat and cook the potato, covered, for 12-14 minutes, turning occasionally, until tender enough to cut with the side of a spoon.
  2. Beat the eggs with the parmesan, the salt, most of the herbs and plenty of pepper.
  3. Pour them over the potato and cook 6-8 minutes on low, drawing the set edges in with a spatula and letting the loose egg run underneath.
  4. When only the surface is still loose, cover the pan and give it 2 minutes more; the steam sets the top without browning the base.
  5. Slide it onto a board, scatter the rest of the herbs over and cut in half. Serve with the spinach and the bread, toasted.

Tomorrow

The potato firms and the omelette tightens. Sliced cold into a lunchbox it is better than it is reheated.

Safety and storage

Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 75°C

Cool it fast: split large amounts into shallow containers as soon as it stops steaming, and have it in the fridge within two hours. Reheat once only, until steaming hot right through, at least 75°C in the centre.

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