Learn how to prepare this delicious recipe with a step-by-step video tutorial.
Ingredients
- - Eggs : 10
- - Olive Oil : 1 tbs
- - Courgettes : 2 finely chopped
- - Spring Onions : 3 finely chopped
- - Red Pepper : 4
- - Garlic Clove : 1 clove peeled crushed
- - Red Chilli : 1
- - Cream Cheese : 300g
- - Milk : 6 tblsp
- - Chives : 4 tbs
- - Basil : 2 tbs
- - Rocket : to serve
- - Parmesan : to serve
Instructions
1 - Break the eggs into two bowls, five in each.
2 - Whisk lightly and season with salt and pepper.
3 - Heat the oil in a pan, add the courgettes and spring onions, then fry gently for about 10 mins until softened.
4 - Cool, then stir into one bowl of eggs with a little salt and pepper.
5 - Add the roasted peppers to the other bowl of eggs with the garlic, chilli, salt and pepper.
6 - Heat a little oil in a 20-23cm frying pan, preferably non-stick.
7 - Pour the eggs with courgette into a measuring jug, then pourabout one-third of the mixture into the pan, swirling it to cover the base of the pan.
8 - Cook until the egg is set and lightly browned underneath, then cover the pan with a plate and invert the omelette onto it.
9 - Slide it back into the pan to cook the other side.
10 - Repeat with the remaining mix to make two more omelettes, adding a little oil to the pan each time.
11 - Stack the omelettes onto a plate.
12 - Make three omelettes in the same way with the red pepper mixture, then stack them on a separate plate.
13 - Now make the filling.
14 - Beat the cheese to soften it, then beat in the milk to make a spreadable consistency.
15 - Stir in the herbs, salt and pepper.
16 - Line a deep, 20-23cm round cake tin with cling film (use a tin the same size as the frying pan).
17 - Select the best red pepper omelette and place in the tin, prettiest side down.
18 - Spread with a thin layer of cheese filling, then cover with a courgette omelette.
19 - Repeat, alternating the layers, until all the omelettes and filling are in the tin, finishing with an omelette.
20 - Flip the cling film over the omelette, then chill for up to 24 hrs.
21 - To serve, invert the omelette cake onto a serving plate and peel off the cling film.
22 - Pile rocket on the top and scatter over the cheese, a drizzle of olive oil and a little freshly ground black pepper.
23 - Serve cut into wedges.
