Mushroom omelette is a cooked blend of beaten egg and mushroom that is flavored with seasonings and quite often combined with meats and vegetables. It is a kind of omelette that is widely served in almost all cuisines as a hearty and nutritious breakfast dish.
Mushroom Omelet is a much tasty and popular omelet variety for many, especially for vegans, which uses edible mushrooms like crimini, shiitake etc, along with a few vegetables, bell peppers, egg, milk, butter etc. A slightly exotic variety of mushroom omelet uses dry vermouth as an extra addition. Mushroom omelets may be skillet fried or pan-fried and may be seasoned with spices and herbs to really enhance the flavor. Fresh strawberries and cottage cheese goes great with mushroom omelet, so is your favorite toast, potato pancakes, sausages etc.
Mushroom omelette recipe is even considered a quite adaptable recipe, as it may combine one or two varieties of mushrooms including enoki, Portobello and chestnut as well as any leftovers such as bacon, ham, chicken and hot sauces. Mushrooms are likely to provide a strong flavor and firm meaty texture to the omelette therefore regarded as one of the most favored omelette ingredients after meats.
Popular Mushroom Omelette Recipes:
Here are a few popular recipes for mushroom omelette, their ingredients and preparation overview:
Mushroom Spinach Omelette:
Ingredients: Egg with yolk, egg whites, fresh spinach, fresh mushrooms, salt, garlic powder, onion, green pepper, red pepper flakes.
Preparation Overview: This recipe particularly includes as single egg with yolk and few egg whites in order to reduce the cholesterol content of the dish, but to increase the amount and volume of egg mixture. All the vegetables are chopped finely including mushroom that is sliced thinly. All the seasonings and flavorings are combined with beaten egg and fried in a pan with olive oil and butter. The best way to make a mushroom omelette is to stir-fry all the vegetables and mushrooms in the pan and to pour the egg mixture over them. The omelette should be fully fried from both the sides and for this the omelette is flipped in between cooking. Mushrooms do not take much time to cook and turn tender within few minutes. This makes the dish a quick one for breakfast or for snack as well.
Mushroom Cheese Omelette:
Ingredients: Cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, salt, black pepper, dried herbs including oregano, dill and parsley; chopped onion, green pepper and tomato are optional ingredients, but are added to provide a colorful and vibrant appeal to the omelette.
Preparation Overview: This dish is prepared with two methods. Either all the ingredients are beaten well with egg and fried as a pancake in pan or mushrooms and vegetables are stir-fried and seasoned beforehand and the egg mixture is poured over them. If mushrooms are to be combined with beaten egg without prior stir-frying, then, they should be finely chopped so that mushrooms get cooked with egg evenly. The grated cheeses are in both methods added when the omelette is almost ready in the pan. The omelette should be cooked on both sides at low heat to avoid burning and cheese should be allowed to melt. The melted cheese inside the omelette tastes excellent.
Grilled chicken and Mushroom Omelette
Ingredients : Grilled chicken (usually leftover), sliced mixed mushrooms, chopped onion, chopped green bell pepper, chopped carrot, minced ginger, salt and black pepper.
Preparation Overview: This recipe calls for the leftover grilled chicken, as this is the quick and easy way to provide flavor to the omelette. All the chopped vegetables including mushroom, seasonings and shredded chicken are stir-fried in olive oil in a pan before adding to the beaten egg. All the ingredients are combined well with the egg and fried in the pan to make a hearty omelette. This omelette can be a complete meal with toasted bread.
Nutritional Facts on Mushroom Omelette
Egg is indeed a protein rich food, but addition of mushroom to it increases the protein content by 20%-30%. The fiber content as well as carbohydrate content of the dish also increases due to the presence of mushroom. Mushroom even controls the cholesterol and strengthens the immune system. Various minerals like selenium, copper and potassium along with vitamin D are abundantly found in mushroom that enhances the food value of the omelette comprising of mushrooms.
Trivia
Mushroom quiche is a baked dish with in a pie crust where the mushrooms are stir-fried with other ingredients, covered with beaten egg and baked in the crust, reminiscent of mushroom omelette.