Asian Style Omelette

 

Asian Style Omelette

 

Serves 4

Ingredients

Spray olive oil

400g mushrooms, sliced

8 eggs, lightly beaten with 8 tablespoons of water

3 green onions, sliced diagonally

1 tbs kechap Manis (Indonesian soy sauce)

1/4 cup coriander leaves

 

Method

1. Spray a small non-stick frying pan lightly with oil. Add the mushrooms and stir fry for 2 minutes, just until soft. Set aside.

2. Wipe out the frying pan and spray again. Reheat the frying pan and add 1/4 of the egg mixture. Swirl to cover the base, and cook for about 2 minutes, dragging uncooked egg from the edges into the centre.

3. When almost set, spoon 1/4 of the mushrooms onto half of the omelette. Sprinkle with 1/4 of the onions. Fold the omelette over the filling. Slide onto a plate, drizzle with kechap Manis and sprinkle with coriander.

4.Repeat with remaining ingredients to make four omelettes.

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An omelette filled with leafy green vegetables, tomatoes and some flavorsome cheese such as reduced fat fetta or perhaps, sharp vintage cheddar.

Why not have a salad nicoise for dinner, combine some boiled potatoes, tomatoes, olives, salad leaves and top it off with some hard boiled eggs

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