Healthy Herbed Omelet
Healthy Herbed Omelet
Ingrediënten
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- ½ cup cremini mushrooms sliced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 small shallot minced
- 1 cup baby spinach
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 egg whites
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives plus more for garnish
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
Instructies
- In a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon of the avocado oil.
- Add the cremini mushrooms and sauté until golden brown, about 6 minutes.
- Add the garlic and shallot and cook until translucent, 2 minutes.
- Add the baby spinach and cook until the spinach wilts and the water cooks out, 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs whites, egg, and milk until light and frothy.
- Add the parsley, chives, and dill.
- Season with salt.
- In the same skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon avocado oil over medium heat.
- Add the egg mixture and swirl it around the pan.
- Gently stir the egg mixture with a rubber spatula, then swirl the pan, spreading the eggs around the sides of the pan.
- Reduce the heat to low and cook until the egg is mostly set.
- Add the mushroom-spinach mixture to the middle of the eggs.
- Fold the omelet in thirds by tilting the pan and helping the top of the omelet roll over the center and onto a serving plate.
- Garnish with chopped chives.
- Serve immediately.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Make sure to drain the spinach after cooking to avoid excess liquid in your omelet.
If calories aren’t a concern, add goat cheese for some tartness or Parmesan for some saltiness.
If calories aren’t a concern, add goat cheese for some tartness or Parmesan for some saltiness.