Tenerife Banana Omelet

"A tropical rendition of the classic Spanish omelet. In Spain, this is called "tortilla de platano,"- the Spanish word 'tortilla' refers to an egg dish rather than a flat bread like the Mexican tortilla. Recipe can easily be doubled and cooked in a large skillet."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • Beat eggs, salt and sugar.
  • Thinly slice banana; carefully mix with eggs.
  • Heat oil in small nonstick skillet.
  • Pour in egg mixture; reduce heat.
  • Cook until bottom of tortilla has browned.
  • Invert a dinner plate over skillet and turn tortilla onto the plate.
  • Slide tortilla off plate back into skillet (cooked, brown side will be up).
  • Continue cooking until bottom is brown.
  • Slide out of skillet onto serving plate.
  • DO NOT FOLD. :).

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Reviews

  1. It is not terrible. Although it does taste weird, It gave me something different for breakfast. I would only recommend it to a friend as a joke however. But none the less, not bad.
     
  2. Different but not that bad. In a weird way it is good after getting used to it. DD (4 years) and I ate this with rice crackers.
     
  3. This was a little weird, but a good kind of weird. I used Lemon Olive oil which complimented the bananas very nicely. I also spread seedless raspberry jam on top of the finished product.
     
  4. This one might not be for everyone, but if you like the savory/sweet combo, this is a very healthy and unique meal. Give it a shot!
     
  5. This recipe sounded very strange to me -- but I'm glad I overcame my initial reaction and tried it anyway. I was on the fence when I first tasted it, but I think it's the kind of thing that grows on you. I used half a cup of All Whites instead of the eggs, Splenda instead of sugar, added some cinnamon, and I sprayed a nonstick pan with Pam instead of using olive oil. I didn't use an entire banana either, but that's just because I wanted to save the other half for a different recipe! I had a bit of trouble sliding it out of the pan at the end, but that didn't affect the taste at all. I sprinkled the omelet with some more cinnamon once it was off the flame. A different recipe, yes, but it was wonderful. Thanks for posting!
     
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  1. This recipe sounded very strange to me -- but I'm glad I overcame my initial reaction and tried it anyway. I was on the fence when I first tasted it, but I think it's the kind of thing that grows on you. I used half a cup of All Whites instead of the eggs, Splenda instead of sugar, added some cinnamon, and I sprayed a nonstick pan with Pam instead of using olive oil. I didn't use an entire banana either, but that's just because I wanted to save the other half for a different recipe! I had a bit of trouble sliding it out of the pan at the end, but that didn't affect the taste at all. I sprinkled the omelet with some more cinnamon once it was off the flame. A different recipe, yes, but it was wonderful. Thanks for posting!
     
  2. I used large brown eggs from happy chickens (vegetarian fed) and honey instead of sugar. It turned out great.
     

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