The Academic Asparagus Omelette

Name: The Academic Asparagus Omelette
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; a handful of grated cheddar or parmesan cheese; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2–3 eggs; a few spears of asparagus; a handful of grated cheddar or parmesan cheese; a knob of butter

Preparation info

Serves
1

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Reheat

By Chris Stark

Published 2020

About

I know I’ve made the name of this sound like a Harry Potter spell, however this IS magic. A quick-and-easy asparagus omelette that makes the most of asparagus when it’s in season. Serve up this veggie brain buster in super-quick time to give you everything you need for a major library session.

Ingredients

a few spears of asparagus
2–3 eggs
a knob of butter

Breakfast
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Hold each asparagus spear at both ends and bend gently until it breaks. It will naturally split where the tough, woody part ends, and you can just throw these ends away.
Fill a medium-sized frying pan with water, bring to the boil and cook the asparagus for 4 minutes until just tender. Drain, slice in half lengthways and set aside.
Whisk the eggs and