by Pat Fox

Created on: May 08, 2008

One of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday morning is cooking omelets for a group of family and friends. If you get organized and have more than one omelet pan, you can put together a fabulous brunch that everyone will rave about. If you have guests who like to participate and you want to delegate some of the prep work, this can even be turned into a fun group activity. Just follow these steps and plan to have lots of fun, a few laughs and a terrific meal!

The first step is to get organized and determine your ingredients. A veggie omelet can include almost any vegetable. Some of my favorites are: mushrooms, avocado, red bell peppers, fresh spinach, broccoli, asparagus, and tomatoes. If you are entertaining, then go to the vegetable market the day before and see what they have that looks good. If you are simply cooking for yourself, you might want to use some leftover vegetables from the night before. A great option is a medley of grilled vegetables. This is not something that you typically cook in the morning but if you have leftovers, now is the time to get
them out.

Vegetables like broccoli and asparagus will need to be cooked before including them in your omelet. For broccoli, simply cut off the end of the stem leaving 2 3 inches with the florets, rinse, place on a plate and microwave for 1 minute. Similarly for asparagus, break off the stalk to remove the tough end (asparagus naturally breaks right above the tough part this is much more reliable than cutting), rinse and microwave for 1 minute.

The other vegetable that you might want to cook first will be the mushrooms. Slice and saute just long enough to soften. This will bring out their wonderful musty flavor.

All vegetables need to be chopped and placed in separate small bowls. This is a good opportunity to involve your guests. We have several cutting boards and like to have at least 3 people chopping at once.

Cheese is also a favorite ingredient. I suggest a cheddar, goat or perhaps Swiss. This will also need to be chopped or grated to prepare for cooking.

Now that you have your ingredients prepped, get out your pan(s). Ideally you will use an omelet pan but if you don't have one of these, a small frying pan will work just fine. When cooking for a crowd I frequently work with 3 pans at the same time: an omelet pan, a small nonstick frying pan and a small regular frying pan that I've had for 30 years.

If you are doing custom orders, get your list of what each person wants in their omelet before you begin so you

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