Bacon avocado and cheese omelets with tomato salsa
2 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup | Finely chopped seeded |
| Tomato | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Finely chopped red onion |
| 1 | Pickled or fresh jalapeno | |
| Chili, or to taste, seeded | ||
| And minced. (wear rubber | ||
| Gloves) | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Minced fresh coriander |
| (cilantro) | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lime or lemon juice |
| 4 | larges | Eggs |
| 2 | tablespoons | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Unsalted butter |
| 3 | Slices of lean bacon, | |
| Cooked and crumbled | ||
| 1 | small | Avocado (preferably |
| California) peeled and | ||
| Chopped in half-inch cubes. | ||
| ½ | cup | Coarsely grated Monterey |
| Jack (about 2 oz) | ||
| In | a small bowl stir together the tomato, the onion, the jalapeno, | |
| In | an 8-inch skillet, preferably non-stick, heat 1/2 teaspoon of the | |
Directions
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the coriander, the lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the salsa is combined well. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the water, and salt and pepper to taste.
butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, pour in half the egg mixture, tilting the skillet to spread the egg mixture evenly over the bottom, and cook it for 1 minute, or until it is almost set. Sprinkle half the omelet with half the bacon, half the avocado, peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces, and half the Monterey Jack and cook the Omelet for 1 minute, or until it is set. Fold the omelet over the filling, transfer it to a plate, and keep it warm. Make another omelet in the same manner with the remaining butter, egg mixture, bacon, avocado, and Monterey Jack and serve the omelets with the salsa over. Serves 2. (or 3 if you have enough other things in the breakfast.) David Oesterreich Indianapolis, IN File