Smoked salmon and asparagus omelette recipe

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Looking for omelette recipes, breakfast recipes, egg recipes, asparagus recipes or smoked salmon recipes? Fresh asparagus, tasty smoked salmon and Gruyère cheese are the perfect ingredients for a super-indulgent and easy-to-make omelette.

Smoked salmon and asparagus omelette
  • Nut-free
Serves4
SkillEasy
Preparation Time5 mins
Cooking Time20 mins -25
Total Time25 mins
Cost RangeCheap

Fresh asparagus, tasty smoked salmon and Gruyère cheese have always been a winning combination, and they are the perfect ingredients for a super-indulgent and easy-to-make omelette. This gluten free recipe only takes 25 minutes to make a delicious omelette that serves 4 people, whilst being a really inexpensive option too!

Ingredients

  • 1 x 300g bundle of fresh asparagus, trimmed
  • 1tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 12 large Lion quality eggs
  • 50g (2oz) butter
  • 225g (8oz) smoked salmon
  • 25g (1oz) Gruyère cheese, grated

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Method

  1. Preheat a griddle pan. Cut the asparagus in half lengthways, toss in the olive oil and seasoning to taste. Lay the asparagus on the hot griddle pan and cook for 4-5mins, turning once until the asparagus is charred and tender. Beat the eggs with seasoning.
  2. Melt a quarter of the butter in an medium frying pan. When sizzling, pour in a quarter of the egg mixture and cook for 3-4 mins, pushing the cooked egg into the centre of the pan with a spatula until no runny egg remains. Cook for 1 min until base is golden.
  3. Scatter a quarter of the asparagus and salmon over the omelette and fold on to a plate. Sprinkle over the cheese. Repeat to make a further three omelettes in the same way.
Top Tip for making Smoked salmon and asparagus omelette

Top tip: If you don't have a griddle pan, you could oven-roast the asparagus at 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6) for 10-15mins.

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies