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February 03, 2009
Cauliflower "Tortilla"
When I was a teenager, my mother used to often make tortilla for weekend brunch - the thick Spanish potato omelette, not the thing you wrap tacos in. We'd eat it inauthentically, but deliciously, smothered in fresh tomato salsa.
These days, with my trying to eat a low glycemic index diet, potatoes don't feature all that much in my cooking. So tonight, when I was thinking about an omelette for dinner, I thought, "Why not try to do a tortilla with that old stand-by of low carb potato substitutes: cauliflower?"
The Ingredients
- 1/2 a medium onion, diced
- about half of a medium-sized head of cauliflower, cut into small florets (you want enough to make a nice even covering over the bottom of a 10 inch skillet, without the cauliflower being so packed together that you can't stir it around. Cut the florets pretty small - they'll cook faster.
- 5 eggs, beaten
- smoked paprika, to taste (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste
The Steps
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Put a bit of olive oil in a deep 10 inch skillet or saute pan with an ovenproof handle. Heat it over medium high heat.
- Add the onion and cauliflower and saute, stirring.
- Season with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste.
- When the onions are browned and the cauliflower is cooked through and browned a bit, add the eggs. As the egg begins to set around the edges, lift up the edge with a spatula and tilt the pan to let the uncooked egg run underneath.
- When the egg is mostly set except on top, pop the pan into the oven and let the egg finish cooking. This took about 5 or 6 minutes for me.
- Cut into wedges and serve. Smother inauthentically with salsa if you like.
Serves 2 if it's pretty much all you're eating. Could easily serve 4 if you served it with a nice salad and maybe a bit of good bread.
Posted by spaceling at February 3, 2009 09:09 PM
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