Garden Herb Omelette

What you'll need

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp fresh chives, snipped
• handful fresh basil leaves
• 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 tbsp butter
• to taste salt and black pepper

How it comes together

Method

1. Beat eggs well with a fork. Season with salt.

2. Heat butter in a non-stick pan over medium-high heat until foaming.

3. Add eggs. Stir gently with a spatula for 30 seconds, then leave to set at the edges.

4. Scatter chives and basil over half the omelette. Add tomatoes.

5. Fold in half and slide onto a plate. Should still be slightly soft in the center.

From the kitchen

Tips

• A proper omelette is pale yellow outside and slightly runny inside. If it is brown, the pan was too hot.