As you know, I was born and grew up in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). From my childhood memories I remember most popular breakfast of the time – omelet with onions, tomatoes, any cooked meat and fresh herbs. It was something known to everyone and cooked in great variety of ways. This omelet does not have any “official” name, but I have nicknamed it “po Leningradsky” (“Leningrad omelet”), in honor of my old city. The omelet is fresh, colorful and fulfilling, you can use any leftover cooked meat or cold cuts and it can be done in 15 minutes. It is great breakfast dish in one pan for the whole family. For fresh herbs you can use parsley, dill, cilantro or scallions. Serve it with dark bread toast.
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Step-by-step photos were taken by my 9 years old son Daniel. Thank you my dear little helper!!!
Note: I like to do all my prep work before cooking, that way my omelet is ready in 10-15 minutes.
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil or grape seed oil
- 4 plum tomatoes, cut into halves and sliced
- 1 yellow onion, julienne, cut into thin strips
- 1 cup any cooked meat (sausage, veal loaf or smoked kielbasa), cubed
- 3 eggs, whisk together lightly
- fresh parsley, chopped
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Directions:
In the deep frying pan over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and light golden, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook together, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes more. Season with the salt and freshly ground pepper. Stir in the cooked meat of your choice. Add the eggs and cook until the they are just beginning to set, about 1-2 minutes. Cover the top with fresh herbs and place the omelet in the preheated oven (350F) for about 5-7 minutes. Serve immediately.
6 Comments
Rosa's Yummy Yums
April 27, 2015 at 7:22 amThat is an interesting and scrumptious looking omelet! So many great flavours going on in there…
Cheers,
Rosa
handmade by amalia
April 27, 2015 at 7:38 amWhat a wonderful way to start the day! Looks yummy.
Amalia
xo
Medeja
April 27, 2015 at 8:23 amLooks so good! I have never had such omelet before, but it looks really tempting.
La Table De Nana
April 27, 2015 at 12:26 pmYour 9 year old son:)
Nothing short of amazing Yelena!
Shibi Thomas
April 28, 2015 at 2:08 amLots of action in the pictures this time. Loved it!!
Angie Schneider
April 28, 2015 at 6:40 pmMy kind of every day lunch! It looks very tasty.