Yield: 1 omelette
Balsamic Onions, Garlic & Cheese Omelette
On Sundays I try to get a little fancy with breakfast, especially if I’m only cooking for myself. As I listened to the fierce wind outside from the warmth of my bed, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a really tasty omelette.
This omelette is pretty simple. It’s made like a normal omelette, with eggs, water, salt and pepper. What makes it fancy is the filling. I cooked some onions and garlic in a small pan, then mixed it with some balsamic vinegar. Add some sharp cheddar cheese, and you have one tasty treat. I almost added spinach too, but realized I didn’t have any.
This recipe makes one omelette and cooks up quickly.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4-1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese (or whatever cheese is on hand)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- A pinch of pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 1/2 of a small onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and garlic with the olive oil in a small pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until the onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the balsamic vinegar to the pan. Stir and set aside.
- Combine the eggs, water, salt, pepper and thyme in a medium bowl, beating all ingredients together.
- Spray a frying pan with nonstick spray. Heat the pan over medium heat. Add the eggs to the pan, making sure the mixture spreads out into a thin layer. Lift the edges of the eggs with a spatula as they set, moving the uncooked eggs underneath. This will help cook all the eggs quickly. Don’t get too discouraged if this step gets tricky. I didn’t have to move my eggs much to cook them through. It all depends on the amount of heat you’re using.
- Once the eggs have set, add the grated cheese on top of the omelette, covering the entire surface.
- Add the onion and garlic mixture on half of the omelette.
- Fold over the omelette to cover the filling. Let it sit in the pan for about a minute to let the cheese and onion filling combine.
- Remove from pan and serve.