Today I bring you my Cheesy Courgette Omelette, something I often make at the weekend for our lunch but had never thought to post until one of my Facebook followers asked for the recipe! But before I get onto omelette I just want to say sorry for the unscheduled break from posting! After taking a few days off for half term last week I found my break extended following a dreadful bout of sciatica. Anyway I’m over the worst now thanks to some strong painkillers and anti-inflammatories and I’m hoping I get the feeling back in my right foot soon. I am my own worst enemy and need to spend less time behind a keyboard and more time taking exercise!
Anyway back to my Cheesy Courgette Omelette. I always seem to have courgettes in the fridge and a large carton of eggs so this is my go to omelette. It was my hubby who taught me the trick of finishing off an omelette under the grill and I have to say it gives a fabulous golden result with a light fluffy texture as the uncooked egg expands with the heat of the grill.
I have started adding a clove of garlic to this omelette lately but feel free to leave that out if you’re not keen. I do hope you try this lovely omelette which we always have with lashings of tomato ketchup. What are your favourite omelette ingredients? Do let me know in the comments.
Courgette Omelette
Ingredients
- 8 Eggs large
- 75 mls milk
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 Courgettes sliced (enough to generously fill fry pan in single layer)
- 1 Garlic clove crushed
- 100 g Mature Cheddar cheese grated (or to taste)
Instructions
- Pre-heat your grill to a high heat.
- Whisk the eggs together.
- Add the milk and seasoning and whisk again.
- In a large frying pan heat up the oil to a medium high heat and fry the courgettes and garlic for about 6 minutes on both sides until cooked through and turning golden.
- Turn down the heat to medium and add the whisked egg mixture.
- As the omelette starts to set run a spatula around the outside and tipping the pan to allow the raw egg to escape over the sides of the omelette to speed up the cooking.
- You can also slide you spatula into the body of the omelette to allow raw egg to reach the bottom of the omelette too.
- Once you have repeated this process to the stage where there are only a few millimetres of raw egg left on top, scatter on the grated cheese.
- Put under the grill and cook until golden and puffed up! (If you're using a non-stick pan that's not suitable for sticking under the grill then just slide the omelette onto a heatproof platter or baking tray).
- Enjoy!
For some more egg recipe inspiration you might like the following:
Mushroom, Mozzarella & Chive Omelette – Cook Sister
Indian Masala Egg Omelette – Travels for Taste
Mini Baked Yogurt & Spinach Frittatas – Recipes from a Pantry
Chorizi, Spinach, Onion & Potato Frittata – Kavey Eats
Elephant Garlic and Potato Frittata with Smoked Parprika – From the Healthy Heart
CD
Great recipe and made it this week, will now be on my repertoire
Camilla
Excellent, so glad you enjoyed it, one of my favourite omelettes:-)
Amy Fidler
This is my fave veg,so ill def be trying this x
Richard Eldred Hawes
I have used courgette as an ingreient in a frittata but never thought to use the as the main ingredient in an omelette, will now try it
Camilla
Great Richard, glad to have inspired:-)
A S,Edinburgh
This sounds lovely! I like the idea of finishing it off under the grill; it sounds like a nice straightforward way to get a perfect result.
Camilla
I tip my hubby taught me:-)
Maya Russell
I like the small ones. Never tried adding them to an omelette before.
Camilla
Great in quiches too:-)
lisa
I’d never thought of using courgettes in an omlette. My husband loves omlettes and courgettes so will think of this next time! It’s a great ‘fridge-raid’ recipe 🙂 xx
Camilla
Thanks Lisa, yes very much a fridge raid recipe:-)
Ickle Pickle
Oh this looks so delicious – I love adding extra veg to dishes. Hope your sciatica is much improved now. Kaz x
Camilla
Thanks Kaz, I’m afraid the sciatica is back again so dosing up with Ibuprofen at the moment!
Heather Haigh
I have some courgettes in the fridge I may have this for lunch tomorrow 🙂
Camilla
Excellent Heather:-)
Jacqueline Meldrum
It’s ages since I had an omelette and I never add courgette. You’ve inspired me!
Camilla
Excellent Jacqueline:-)
Nicola
I love omelettes and this looks fabulous Camilla! My favourite is Delia Smith’s cheesy souffle omelette, it’s so delicious and fluffy ☺
Camilla
Ooh not encountered Delia’s, will have to check it out:-) She is my cooking hero:-)
kellie@foodtoglow
Oh this looks gloriously cheesy, Camilla! I can see why you were asked on FB to share this. But it’s funny how we all probably have recipes that we often make because the family really enjoy them, but for some reason we don’t think to blog them. Here’s to family favourites!
Camilla
Thank you Kellie, yes one can forget that what is common place in one family might not be to another so it was nice to be asked to share the recipe;-)
Mayuri Patel
Delicious looking omelette. My favourite ingredients are mushrooms, onion, a touch of garlic and little chillis. However, don’t know why I never thought of adding courgettes. Next time.. its going to be a courgette mushroom omelette.
Camilla
Lovely Mayuri, I also make lots of mushroom omelettes too and like your addition of chillies:-)
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche
I love a simple omelette like this – cheese and courgette sounds like a fab combination. I’m glad you’re feeling a little better!
Camilla
Thanks Becca:-)
Nayna Kanabar
This looks like a tasty lunch. I like adding veg to omelettes, it makes them more substantial. I like the idea of adding garlic too.
Camilla
Thank Nayna:-)
Laura@howtocookgoodfood
I will often make a dish like this omelette once a week as I am always in need of speedy recipes with the after school chaos. Hpe you are feeling better now x
Camilla
Thanks Laura – getting there with lots of physio exercises from previous episodes!
kate @veggie desserts
Such a great quick recipe to use up courgettes. I always seem to have loads as well 🙂 I hope you’re feeling better now.
Camilla
Thanks Kate, on the road to recovery but still rather knocked out!
ManjiriK
I love any type of omelette and with cheese they taste simply super! Basically I love eggs and cooking with them 🙂 Thanks for linking up my recipe!
Camilla
Me too, eggs rock:-)
ali
looks amazing, definitely giving this a try this week as a vegetarian its hard finding things the whole family will eat/
Camilla
Thanks Ali, tell me about it all my family have their different tastes too!
Claire Jessiman
It all sounded lovely until you got the the bit about Tomato Ketchup! That is one foodstuff I can abide. I’ll stick to eggs, cheese and courgette.
Camilla
That’s fine Claire, it’s not in the recipe!
Kavey
Love courgettes in omelettes and frittatas! And cheese!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey, me too:-)