Thai Spoons omelet

[cjsmith]

This morning's breakfast: scrambled eggs with some black pepper, some pinched-off bits of green bell pepper, and the teeniest amount of onion I could get in there.

Last time I had too much onion. This time was better. (I was also too lazy for the bacon this time.) I'm starting to work this toward emulating a veggie omelet offered at Thai Spoons, a steam table Thai place near my house. They include, I believe, onion, tomato, and pepper. I will probably always be too lazy to do the tomato. Tomatoes do not grow in a size that fits in a single person's omelet. (Bell peppers and onions don't either, but they freeze better. The peppers I had in strips already. All I had to do this morning was pull a couple out of the bag, pop the bag back in the freezer, and pinch off little bits into the egg.)

Now, though, the bell pepper is crispier and has a stronger flavor than I was expecting. It also doesn't stick to the egg very well. Does the restaurant saute it a bit first? Mayyyybe.

It's still cheaper (taking waste into account), easier, and tastier to go buy a serving. However, I'm now fast enough that I'll beat the trip to a steam table restaurant on time.

Comments

[allanh.livejournal.com]

You could always slip up to Whole Foods, buy a small container of sun dried tomatoes, and when you want to make an omelet, crumble or chop a single slice (or two) of dried tomato into some water to rehydrate, then use that in the omelet.

I'm just sayin' ...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

If I slipped up to Whole Wallet I'd at least buy something I didn't need to assemble. ;-)

Seriously, what do sun-dried-and-then-reconstituted tomatoes taste like? That's got to be pretty weird.

[allanh.livejournal.com]

Or you could buy a tube of tomato paste, which means you just squeeze in enough to taste just like your steam table place.

I'll have to set aside a couple of slices of sun-dried tomato for you to try.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Wow: tomato paste doesn't taste at all like fresh tomato to me! Interesting.

I've had sun-dried, but it never occurred to me to try reconstituting them!

[allanh.livejournal.com]

It's a more intense taste, but a little sun-dried tomato can still provide a fairly good taste splash of tomato, if the fresh version isn't readily available.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Ooh, the ones that come in olive oil are *marvelous*. Just chop one into little tiny pieces and put in an omelet, a salad, to dress up guacamole. I eat them straight from the jar.

Plum tomatoes are small enough for one person's omelet, and they have better flavor than those pale, hothouse things that are passed off as tomatoes.

Want to go to Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market with me some Saturday? Talk about people who love to answer questions about food! It's a bit crowded, and can be tiring, but I love it, and I'd love to show it to you.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Mmm, sounds scrumptious. How 'bout after I get a scooter of some kind? :)

[harpwolf.livejournal.com]

Sun-dried tomatoes that come dry are also marvelous, in different applications, like add-ons to crock-pot recipes where the oil would not be welcome.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I meant to say that i usually saute onion, bell pepper, mushrooms or garlic before I add it to an omelet. Spinach is good in omelets, too.