Parsley and Basil Omelette

Frittata di Prezzemolo e Basilico

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Italian Regional Cookery

By Valentina Harris

Published 1990

  • About

This is another recipe from Puglia, typically simple and delicious. I love to take slices of these omelettes on picnics, to be eaten cold with crusty bread and fresh tomatoes.

Ingredients

  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 1 handful fresh mint
  • 1 handful

Method

Beat the eggs lightly. Remove the leaves from the herbs, wash them and dry them, then tear them up with your fingers. Mix the leaves into the eggs and add salt, pepper and milk.

Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed omelette pan until just beginning to smoke, then tip in the egg mixture. Smooth it out flat with the back of a spoon and cook it on one side for about 5 minutes or until go