Smoked salmon omelette with feta cheese

You dream to know how to make the French-style omelette found in Michelin-starred restaurants? Here are my tips, as a French girl, for making the best, tasty omelette with smoked salmon, feta and fresh herbs.

The first time you try, it can look like a rigorous process but trust me, with all my tips, you'll see that it's very simple!

💙 Why you'll love it

• So many occasions to eat it - for me, it's the perfect brunch recipe. But other may enjoy it as a quick dinner, a healthy lunch, a protein-packed breakfast before a sport session.
• No equipment required - you won't need a large variety of tools to prepare this great recipe.
• Versatile - now that you have the technique to prepare the perfect omelette, you will be able to put whatever ingredients you like in it!

🧀Ingredients

You can find a full list of ingredients and measurements in the recipe card below. Here are a few ingredient notes to make this omelette.

• Large eggs - ideally pasture-raised organic. You can refer to the Eco Tips I've written on eggs to help you choose the right ones.
• Feta cheese, that you can easily replace with goat cheese, Gruyere cheese or cream cheese, available in major supermarkets.
• Fresh herbs - I used dill and chives, but it can totally be basil, parsley, cilantro, etc... Use what you like! 
• Cold-smoked salmon - use a good quality one for the perfect flavor, don't neglect it because it can change the taste of your omelette.

🍗Variations

Feel free to change this recipe to go with your tastes. I suggest several options:

• Vegetarian - remove the smoked salmon.
• Proteins - raw salmon (not the smoked kind) works just fine and you could also replace salmon with cooked meats, such as shredded chicken, ground beef, bacon, etc...
• Veggies - you can add any kind of veggies that you like in it. My favorite ones are tomatoes (in season from June to September included), mushrooms (in season all year long) or broccoli (in season from September to November included) 
• Spice it up with some red pepper flakes or a pinch of Cayenne pepper.

This recipe has not been tested using any other substitutions. If you do try substituting ingredients, it may not turn out as it's meant to. Please leave a comment below letting me know if it worked out!

🥗What to serve it with?

For a quick dinner or lunch, you might serve it with a green salad, a toast (such as this strawberry avocado toast) or veggies (Italian stuffed eggplants, Hasselback zucchini, zucchini pizza boats, etc...).

But it can also be a dish for a delicious brunch, that you serve with bagels, pancakes, croissants, waffles, French chouquettes, etc...

✨How to make this salmon omelette recipe?

Recipe details and quantities are in the recipe card below.

• In a small bowl, whisk eggs with the heavy cream, a pinch of salt and black pepper.

• In a small frying pan over low-medium heat, melt 2 teaspoons of butter over low-medium heat, then add the egg mixture.

• Cut the smoked salmon into pieces, crumble the feta with your hands, and chop the red onion, fresh dill and chives. Set everything aside.
• Mix the eggs a little with a spatula, as if you were making scrambled eggs.
• When you see that you can loosen the edges a little with the spatula and it becomes harder to mix, stop mixing immediately - you want the omelette to still be slobbery on top (I like it very slobbery, as you can see from the photos but you can cook it a little more than I do if you prefer).

• Lower the heat and sprinkle salmon, feta, chopped red onion, chives and dill.
• Tilt the frying pan and fold over gently with a spatula.

• Optional but for a Palace-style omelette: brush the top of the cooked omelette with 2 teaspoons of melted butter for a shiny finish.

👩🏻‍🍳Chef's tips

1. Use room temperature eggs - in fact, I never put my eggs in the fridge, because many recipes call for room temperature eggs!
2. Adding heavy cream is unusual, but here in France we often do it so that the omelette is perfectly creamy and smooth.
3. Even though you use a non-stick pan, I really recommend putting a drop of butter in it, so that the omelette doesn't stick. Plus it adds a delicious buttery taste!
4. Use a small pan, so the omelette will be thick enough to have a well-cooked outside and a slightly runny inside.
5. Stir a little after you poured the egg mixture into the pan, to allow the omelette to sludge.
6. The perfect French omelette is sloppy on top and well cooked on the bottom.
7. If you want to double the recipe, just make sure to adapt the size of your pan!

❄️Storage

Unfortunately, omelettes don't keep well. So I advise you to prepare it at the last moment and eat it piping hot, as soon as it's ready.

😋Other healthy recipes

• Easy shrimp ceviche
• Crispy Air Fryer carrot fries (with garlic and parmesan)
• Healthy baked apple chips

If you make this omelette, it would be so nice to leave me a comment and rate the recipe ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. You can also tag me on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook or Tik Tok, or even send me a photo, I love seeing my little dishes in your homes!