So let’s talk cheese. As part of my birthday gift, my aunt & cousin gave me an amazing food hamper which included bocconcini mozzarella. With the exception of pizza, I was slightly stumped as to what to do with it. In theory, a caprese salad would be ideal because I love the combination of tomatoes with basil & cheese. However I mentally vetoed it out as I find fresh mozzarella rather bland. Tell me I’m not the only one who thinks mozzarella tastes best melted!
For seasoned chefs, this would hardly be considered a recipe which is why I was hesitant to put it up. However one of the reasons I started a blog was to share recipe ideas and to demonstrate that eating healthily can be both easy and delicious. So on that note, I present to you a Caprese Omelet:
Caprese Omelet (serves 1)
Ingredients
- 1 whole egg & 2 egg whites
- 1 Mozzarella ball (about 1 oz), sliced
- Handful of basil
- 1 ripe tomato, chopped
- 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt & black pepper to taste
Method
- Mix the tomato with the balsamic vinegar & crushed black pepper and set aside
- Whisk the eggs together with the basil, salt & black pepper
- In a heated skillet, pour the egg mixture. Let it sit until the top of the omelet is still wet but set
- Add the mozzarella slices and fold. Reduce the heat and let the egg cook until the cheese has melted.
- Plate the omelet and top with the tomato mixture (or eat alongside).
Any recipe suggestions which call for mozzarella?
This looks like a delicious meal and love how simple it is to make. Will be making this for brunch tomorrow but going to have to sub out the mozzarella for cheese I have at home. I agree – mozzarella on its own is rather bland and i’m not a fan of eating it in a salad.
Hope you enjoyed it for brunch :)!
I love eggs so you got me there. Looks like a great recipe, I actually like mozzarella but I am a huge fan of the really powerful cheeses like provolone and swiss. I hate plain cheddar or american.
I love strong cheeses too, especially chevre…I could eat it by the spoonful!
This omelet looks too good! I love melted mozzarella on pizza! I guess it’s quite basic but you can never go wrong with pizza. 🙂
True story…pizza is always a good idea 🙂
Dang does that sound good! I’m not a big fan of cheese, but when it’s in an omelette it tastes so good for some reason! 😀
So true- actually melted cheese in any form always tastes so good ;)!
This sounds divine!
I now know what’s for brunch tomorrow(!)
Try mozzarella baked with aubergine & tomatoes – add some herbs & its divine served with a dash of balsamic vinegar (I sometimes add parma ham too – yum!).
That recipe sounds GREAT…will definitely be trying it out! I bet some chicken would be a great addition. Thanks 🙂
Mmm I love caprese salads so I know I would love this!
I don’t have any particular recipes in mind, but I bet mozzarella would taste good stuffed in chicken!
I’m made chicken stuffed with cream cheese before and it was a hit so I have no doubt that mozzarella would be a hit too!
Will this omelette make u loose weight? If u eat it once a week will u put on weight or b bad for the heart. Will one hour of non stop slow walk burn off the calories of the omelette. On getting ur info I will decide to eat it or not. Looks delious n I am sure will taste great
Hi Uncle Ishwar- no food can singlehandedly make you lose weight but this can be eaten as part of a calorie-controlled diet. An hour of walking should burn off a majority of this omelet 🙂
Mmmm looks like a winnaaaa to me Khushboo! I really enjoy caprese salads so this takes it to a whole different (and delicious) level! I am really here nor there with cheese, I enjoy it on certain items, but don’t feel that I need it either. I am so boring, all I think of is pizza and mozzarella sticks when I think of that kind of cheese haha. Or grated on Mexican-style dishes, yum
Not boring at all!…Mexican & Italian are the main cuisines which call for cheese! I know you love your salads so try adding some feta or chevre- really takes it up a notch 🙂
Yum! Looks fantastic. I always use mozarella on pizzas or on top of lasagna or moussaka, but not really any other time! I really should look for some more recipes too…
Moussaka sounds good- I don’t think I have actually ever made/eaten that dish!
oooh, that caprese omelet looks delicious… recipe that calls for mozarella. .. pizza, pasta, eggplant parm.. what esle? lasagna… how about just a plain ol’ sandwich.
I think I’m going to have to go with a toastie sandwich next time…with some avocado to take it to the next level :)!