Gourmet Italian Egg White Omelette- Like A Chef!
This recipe is a traditional french omelette with a twist. Traditionally, a french omelette is made with whole eggs and chives; this recipe calls for my favorite Italian flavors infused into delicate egg whites.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 7
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
Scale
Equipment:
8 inch non-stick skillet
Rubber spatula
Ingredients:
1/2 cup egg whites
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon ricotta cheese
1 slice prosciutto (cut or torn into bite size strips)
2 teaspoons grated parmesan
2 teaspoons grated fontina
fresh oregano leaves (about 1 sprig removed from stem)
fresh basil leaf (1 large cut chiffonade)
pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick (non-stick is very important) skillet over medium-low heat and melt the butter in the pan then poor in the egg whites
- Scrape the egg mixture with a spatula constantly, and roll the liquid eggs to fill the gaps. This should form small egg clumps throughout the circle. Continue scraping and rolling until the eggs have solidified.
- Remove the pan from the heat, lay cheeses, prosciutto, and herbs into the middle of the omelette. Place your rubber spatula under one side of the omelette and allow it to roll into itself tilt the pan and allow the omelette to naturally roll into itself.
- Gently tilt your pan above a plate forcing the omelette to roll onto the plate. Sprinkle with pepper and more cheese if desired.