Name: Silk Road Onion & Tomato Omelet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Servings: 4 individual omelets
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: fresh basil leaves for garnish; ¼ cup chopped fresh basil or parsley; 4 teaspoons vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 1 small onion, peeled and sliced; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, butter or ghee; 2 tablespoons milk; 4 eggs; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and sliced; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; ¼ fresh bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Servings:
4
individual omelets

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

I am calling this a Silk Road omelet because it is popular throughout much of the region from Uzbekistan and Iran to Turkey and Spain. Even though tomatoes are a New World food, they have been adopted by these countries as their own.

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
⅛ teaspoon salt

Asia
Europe
Uzbekistan
Iran
Spain
Turkey
Main course
Vegetarian
Breakfast
Mediterranean
Southeast Asia

Method

To make the batter, break the eggs in a mixing bowl. Add the milk, and salt, and whisk for 20 seconds (about 20 strokes).
To make the filling, heat 2 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and stir-fry the onion and bell pepper for 5 minutes or until th

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