Four omelettes in pans

Easy omelette fillings

Janine Ratcliffe

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Raise your omelette game with these quick, easy and filling ideas, from garlic mushrooms to hot smoked salmon and spicy prawn

Looking for omelette fillings? Try our ideas below for a quick lunch then check out our omelette recipes for dinner.

Basic omelette recipe

To cook each omelette (serves one), whisk 3 eggs and season. Heat a large knob of butter in a small frying pan until foaming and pour in the eggs. Cook over a medium heat, drawing in the edges with a spatula so the raw egg runs into the gaps and cooks. Keep cooking until the omelette is set but still a little oozy on top. Fill, fold and serve.

Omelette fillings ideas

Gruyère, avocado, spring onion and chive omelette filling

Mix ¼ diced avocado with 2 chopped spring onions and 1 tbsp chopped chives.
Scatter the omelette with a handful of finely grated gruyère as it cooks.
Spoon the avo mix over the top and fold over.
Leave for 1 minute before serving.

Gruyère, avocado, spring onion and chive recipe

Garlic mushroom, chilli and spinach omelette filling

Heat a large knob of butter in a pan and add 75g sliced chestnut mushrooms.
Cook until softened and browned, then stir in ½ a crushed garlic clove and some dried chilli flakes.
Cook for 1 minute, stir in 2 handfuls of baby spinach until wilted, then season.
Cook the omelette as described above then spoon over the mushroom/spinach mix, fold over and leave for 1 minute before serving.

Garlic mushroom, chilli and spinach recipe

Hot smoked salmon, lemon crème fraîche and dill omelette filling

Cook the omelette as above, scatter over a handful of flaked hot smoked salmon, 1-2 tbsp of crème fraîche mixed with a little lemon zest and a little chopped dill.
Fold over the top and leave for 1 minute to warm everything through.

Hot smoked salmon, lemon crème fraîche and dill recipe

Asian spicy prawn omelette filling

Heat 1 tsp of sesame oil in a small pan.
Add 50g chopped raw prawns, ½ chopped red chilli, 1 tsp finely chopped ginger and a handful of edamame beans (defrosted if frozen).
Cook until the prawns are pink, then add a splash of soy sauce.
Cook the omelette as described, opposite, whisking 1 tsp sesame oil into the eggs before cooking.
Spoon the prawn mix on top and fold over. Leave for 1 minute before serving.

Asian spicy prawn omelette recipe

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Janine Ratcliffe in a short sleeved long dress sitting on a chair beneath palm trees on a balcony

Janine RatcliffeFood director

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