Swiss Chard Omelette

Name: Swiss Chard Omelette (Trucca cannoise ou trouchia)
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: For two people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 6 chopped basil leaves (optional); salt, pepper; salt, pepper; half a clove of garlic; 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese; a pinch of thyme flowers; 1 tablespoon fine dried breadcrumbs; 4 eggs; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) tender Swiss chard or blettes; 5 tablespoons olive oil; 160 g (5½ oz) onion, cut into fine rounds; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) tender Swiss chard or blettes

Trucca cannoise ou trouchia

Preparation info

For
two
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Cuisine of the Sun

By Roger Vergé

Published 1979

About

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb 12 oz) tender Swiss chard or blettes
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Europe
France
Main course
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

Remove the green part of the chard leaves, keeping the white ribs for another meal. Wash the leaves in three lots of water and drain them well. Cut them roughly into ribbons with scissors.
Put the finely-sliced onion in a medium saucepan with 2 tablespoons olive oil