Broccoli Omelet

Omelets make for a quick and cheap meal, and they are easy to dress up a bit, to use as a vehicle for vegetables to serve a picky toddler, or to rid the fridge for something that needs to be done with ASAP. Tonight we (the boys) had broccoli omelet with cheese and salami, and it was a huge success. Here’s the how to, and further down a cheat-sheet.

Ingredients (serving three boys of age one) :

• 6 eggs
• Broccoli, lots of it
• 2 tbs butter, plus some for the pan
• Shredded cheese, 1 dl approx
• Some finely diced salami or a similar flavourful substitute

Instructions:

• Pour broccoli into a microwave-safe container, add water, and cook for approx. 8 min.
• Beat eggs together in a bowl, add cheese, butter and stir.
• Slice and dice some salami in itsy-bitsy pieces, and add to the mix.
• Pour cold water over the now-boiled broccoli so it’s possible to handle, squeeze out excess water, and chop it up. Add to the bowl and stir.
• Pour the mix onto a greased pan, cooking it on low heat and with a lid on, ten-minutes-time until its done (i.e. no more fluid egg on top)
• Slice it up, serve with bread, and safe any leftovers for lunch. Bon appetit!

Cheat-sheet:

• To make enough for a whole family, just up the quantity. You don’t have to be precise! Just add more eggs and whatever you have in the fridge, cook it a bit longer, and flip it over if the omelet is really thick.
• You can substitute any ingredient for pretty much anything else (spinach is a great substitute for broccoli!). As long as you avoid adding anything too wet or fluid to the mix, you’ll be fine.
• Add garlic or spices for added flavour. If you have older children or savvy-chewers you can reduce the cooking time for the broccoli or just steam it a bit.

∼ TDD 2015 ∼