Savory French Omelet
- 6 -8 slices bacon
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 potatoes, peeled, finely chopped
- 1 leek, sliced
- 8 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1/2 cup gruyere cheese, finely chopped (2 oz.)
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1 fresh parsley sprig
- In a large skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Crumble cooked bacon;.
- set aside. Add 1 tablespoon oil to bacon drippings.
- Add potatoes.
- and leek; saute until tender. Stir in crumbled bacon; set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, salt and white pepper. Stir in sauteed-potato mixture and cheese.
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet. Pour in egg mixture. Cook over low heat until underside is browned and top is soft and moist. Sprinkle chopped parsley over top.
- Fold cooked omelet in half. Use a broad spatula to place omelet on a platter.
- Garnish with parsley sprig.
- If desired, cook 4 small omelets instead of 1 large omelet.
bacon, vegetable oil, potatoes, eggs, salt, white pepper, gruyere cheese, parsley, parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savory-french-omelet-233028 (may not work)