SPINACH and BROCCOLI OMELETTE (a 3 banana difficulty level)

The Texas Summer of 2011 pretty much did in my vegetable garden.  But a funny thing happened on the way to cooler temps, Broccoli (as well as some Cauliflower) that was planted early last Spring has started to produce.  Not a whole lot, but some.  I was wondering what to do with my broccoli one Saturday morning when I decided I wanted an omelette for breakfast.

So today, 'this monkey' will show you how to make a Spinach & Broccoli Omelette.  Let's get started!

The "Joy of Cooking" Cookbook recommends a 6-8" pan for a 2 egg omelette & an 8-9" pan for a 3-5 egg omelette.  Who am I to disagree with the J.O.C.  Let's shoot for around an 8" pan for our 3 egg omelettes!

WHAT YOU NEED:
(for the omelettes)
Eggs - 3 per omelette
Kosher Salt to Taste
Black Pepper to Taste
Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Butter - 1 T per omelette

(for the ingredients)
2-3 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Butter
Chopped Onion - 1 T per omelette
Chopped Broccoli - 1/4 c per omelette
Minced Garlic - 1 clove per 1-2 omelettes
Baby Spinach - 1 c per omelette
Shredded Cheese (Stella Fontinella) to taste

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED:
Around an 8" Skillet
A slightly larger skillet to saute the ingredients would be nice
Medium Sized Bowl
Whisk
Rubber Spatula

WHAT YOU DO:
(The important thing to remember about doing omelettes is that timing is essential.  The ingredients must be done before the egg is fully cooked.  The oil/butter must be fully heated to medium high before you start cooking the egg)

1.  Add the olive oil to the larger of the Skillets & heat to Medium High
2a.  Add the Onion & Broccoli, saute about 5-7 min until softened...

2b.  Meanwhile...Whisk 3 eggs per omelette together
3a.  Add the Garlic to the Onion & Broccoli, reduce heat to medium & saute another 2-3 min...

3b.  Meanwhile...Heat the Oil or Butter in the Omelette pan over Medium High Heat

4a.  Add the Spinach to the Ingredients Pan & cook 3-5 minutes until wilted...

4b.  Meanwhile...as the Spinach begins to melt, pour the Whisked Eggs into the Omelette pan

**If the Oil/Butter is properly heated your omlette could be fully cooked in about 2 minutes!!**

5.  Now is a good time to sprinkle with some Kosher salt.  Also use the Rubber Spatula to GENTLY lift up the edges of the cooking omelette, then CAREFULLY tilt the pan so that uncooked top portion runs underneath.  Also GENTLY use the Rubber Spatula to "scrape" the uncooked top to the edges.

6.  Sprinkle on some Black Pepper.

7.  Once the Omelette has just cooked or set, add your ingredients as well as cheese to half of the omelette.

8.  Carefully Fold the other half of the omelette on top of your Ingredients & Carefully slide onto your plate & enjoy your breakfast!

I must confess monkey-nation that I made 2 errors when I made this.  The first was when I didn't realize that I had my omelette pan was pre heating to just Medium instead of Medium HIGH.  My omelette exterior cooked a bit slow.  The other error was deciding that I wanted a big 5-6 egg omelette.  It was just a little too big to handle.  No worries though, because it was still delicious!

And this concludes 'anymonkeycan' cook a Spinach & Broccoli Omelette!

Until next time, your favorite neighborweb monkey!