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These foods are easy to turn into a quick feast, with dishes such as Tortilla, Spinach and Stilton Creêpes, Haloumi with Spiced Leeks or Chocolate Amaretti Pudding. Cheese is perfect for simple instant meals – see No-Cook Cheese Feasts for ideas – and yogurt, soft cheeses and cream form the basis of quick and easy desserts. Dairy products do contain fat, but used in moderation and balanced with vegetables, fruit and cereals they definitely have a place in a healthy, fast-food diet.
SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND HERB OMELETTE
2 eggs
4 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
2 tbls chopped fresh herbs, such as chervil, chives and parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper
15g / 1/2 oz butter
SERVES I
VARIATIONS
1 CHEESE AND HERB
Grate 40g/l1/2 oz Gruyère cheese and add half to the beaten eggs instead of the tomatoes. When the omelette is almost set, sprinkle the remaining cheese over the centre.
2 FRESH TOMATO
Skin, de-seed and chop 1 large tomato, warm it through in a little butter in a small pan and season. When the omelette is almost set, spoon the tomato over the centre. You could add some slivers of spring onion, or some fresh basil or other herbs, too, if you like. Turn out the omelette and serve dusted with finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese.
SOUFFLE OMELETTE
Halfway between a soufflé and an omelette (though far quicker to cook than a soufflé) a soufflé omelette makes a pleasant change and can be served with sweet or savoury fillings.
If you are making a sweet soufflé omelette, for a flashy finish fill the omelette with your chosen mixture, fold it in half, then sift 2 tablespoons of icing sugar over the top and caramelize the sugar by laying a red-hot skewer on top for a moment or two in a criss-cross pattern.
2 eggs, separated
salt and freshly ground black pepper (for a savoury omelette)
15g / 1/2oz butter
SERVES 1
SAVOURY FILLINGS
1 ASPARAGUS
Boil or steam 2–4 asparagus spears until just tender then cut them into 2.5cm/1 inch lengths.
2 PEPPER
Grill 1/2 red or yellow pepper, or a combination, until charred then peel off the skin and slice thinly.
3 MUSHROOM
Wash, dry and slice 50g/2oz mushrooms – any type, or a mixture – then sauté them in 15g/1/2 oz butter until they are tender and any liquid they produce has boiled away (this may take up to 15 minutes). Season with salt and pepper.
4 CHEESE
Mix 2 tablespoons of grated cheese with the egg yolks, then sprinkle another 2 tablespoons on top of the omelette just before you fold it. Gruyère or Parmesan, or a mixture, are good.
5 RATATOUILLE
Leftover ratatouille (see here) makes a very good filling; reheat gently, allowing 2 heaped tablespoons per omelette.
6 TRUFFLE
For a luxurious treat, put a few truffle shavings on top of the omelette before folding it.
7 PETITS POIS AND MINT
Cook 50g/2oz fresh or frozen petits pois in a little boiling water for 2 minutes Drain, add a knob of butter and 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh mint.
SWEET FILLINGS
1 FRESH FRUIT
Any sweet, soft-textured fruit is good, such as blackberries or blueberries, sliced sweet ripe mango, or sliced banana