Potato and Sausage Omelet

So the days veer from humid to glorious and my appetite goes from ‘nope not eating’ to ‘what else can I eat’.  The other day I was wishing I had potato salad to go with my leftover chicken…so I made some.  I have found that boiling a medium to large white potato until fork tender  makes for the perfect amount of potato for one salad.  I don’t peel my potatoes before boiling – learned that at my Mother’s side as she boiled 5 or more pounds of potatoes for her potato salad.  Much easier to peel as they start to cool off; just slip the skin off with fingers or a butter knife.  (Don’t try that with mashed potatoes though as you lose the heat.)

So I boiled a few small potatoes because that was what I had and why waste the time, energy and electricity.  The largest potato of the trio was earmarked for potato salad, the medium potato was earmarked for the left over chili and the smallest potato became the star of this omelet.

The co-star of this omelet was spicy sausage meat left over from a batch cooked for sauce and soup.  I am great fan of freezing bits and pieces of future meals, especially if I’m not going to eat the leftovers in time.  I believe I have mentioned that I consider the freezer to be part of my pantry, although I do date everything for best flavor.  If I had any spinach I would have added that as well.

• 3 eggs
• one small boiled potato sliced or cut into bite size chunks
• 1/4 – 1/3 cup cooked hot Italian sausage meat
• shredded mozzarella or favorite cheese to taste
• 1-2 tbsp water
• crushed red pepper to taste
• olive oil (optional)

1. heat sausage in medium pan over medium heat adding 1 tsp olive oil if dry
2. saute potatoes until start to crisp
3. scramble eggs with water and pour over pan
4. pull sides of eggs gently towards center of pan
5. when edges set sprinkle with cheese and crushed red pepper
6. fold one side of omelet over the other and turn off heat
7. let sit 1-3 min depending on required doneness (on electric stove remove from heat after 1 min).
8. garnish your dish with fruit, parsley, cilantro, spinach
9. serves 1-2

NOTES:

• also good with sauteed peppers and onions
• use your favorite seasonings
• if you love spicy food feel free to add Sriracha sauce to the side as well
• it goes without saying any omelet makes a great frittata just as any frittata makes a great omelet
• amount of eggs used is personal choice
• milk may be used instead of water if that is how you scramble your eggs
• so spellcheck didn’t like the word doneness but Merriam Webster dictionary tells me it is a word
• I’ll post potato salad recipe another day
• Enjoy your day!