Bacon and Radicchio Omelette

Name: Bacon and Radicchio Omelette
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: a generous knob of butter (about 30 g); 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 4 large eggs; 1 small tightly packed head of radicchio, or half a large head, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp light olive or other mild oil; 6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, diced; hot buttered toast, to serve (optional); salt and black pepper; squeeze of lemon juice; a few snipped chives

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Autumn and Winter Cooking with a Veg Box (Riverford Companions)

By Guy Watson

Published 2015

About

A perfect speedy lunch. You can make one large omelette and split it or two smaller ones to serve.

Ingredients

2 tbsp light olive or other mild oil
6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, diced
4

Lunch

Method

Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a frying pan on a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until it starts to brown. Meanwhile, beat the eggs together using a fork along with a small dash of water and a pinch of salt.

When the bacon has started to brown, turn up the heat and add the radicchio. Kee