Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green Onion

Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green Onion

Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green OnionQuick & Easy Kimchi Omelet

Kimchi Omelet — a totally new idea to me.  My sister, Sharon, sent me to David Lebovitz’s blog to learn about making one. What most impressed me—besides loving this quick and delicious way to eat kimchi—was David’s simple and fuss-free technique for preparing omelets. Guaranteed success using only tasty ingredients and a non-stick omelet pan.

White kimchi and lots of greens

These days, our fridge always has some portion of a jar of white kimchi in it. Once I confirmed that we still had some local farm eggs with deeply colored yolks, I immediately set about making a kimchi omelet. I adapted David’s recipe using my white kimchi and a little bit of sambal oelek to increase the heat along with lots and lots of kale precooked with a little garlic in a separate pan. This very puffy and appealing omelet would be perfect any time of the day. The kimchi omelet cooks up surprisingly huge with just two eggs. Yet it tastes light and fresh with all the vegetables.

Even without a non-stick pan

In Arizona last week, I used bagged baby kale (prewashed, pre-cut and oh so easy). I used a 10-inch sauté pan and extra eggs. As the pan wasn’t non-stick, I used a little extra butter and cooked the eggs with the lid on the pan for another minute or so. I then let the pan sit a moment before flipping it upside down and turning out a frittata instead of a folded omelet. Equally delish.

If you’ve got eggs, greens and kimchi

This recipe’s for you. Enjoy!

Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green OnionKimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green Onion

Inspired by and adapted from a recipe from David Lebovitz

One large, puffy omelet                                           Printer-friendly recipe
Total Time:  15 minutes

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
3 cups lightly packed kale, leaves cut into 1 x 2-inch pieces, and stems sliced ¼-inch thick
Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green Onion1 clove garlic, crushed
1/3 cup White Kimchi
½ teaspoon sambal oelek
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley and/or cilantro
2 large or 3 medium eggs
Pinch salt
Few twists black pepper
1 tablespoon milk alternative or milk
1 tablespoon olive oil, butter or coconut oil
1 green onion cut into 1½-inch matchsticks

Preparation
  1. Place the olive oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. When hot stir in the kale stems, leaves and crushed garlic. Sprinkle lightly with a little salt and pepper. After one minute stir in 2 tablespoons of water and cover the pan. Cook the kale for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to cook until the kale is tender and all the water has evaporated. Set the kale aside.
  2. While the kale is cooking, combine the kimchi with the sambal oelek. Mix the eggs in a small bowl with the salt, pepper and milk alternative.
  3. Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green OnionHeat the remaining olive oil, butter or coconut oil in a non-stick omelet pan over medium heat. Sauté the green onion for 30 seconds. Stir in the kale to heat it through. Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green OnionSprinkle the kimchi on top. Pour in the eggs. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid. Cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green OnionTurn off the heat. Remove the lid. Sprinkle the omelet with half of the fresh herbs. Hold the pan so the omelet slides out of it onto an awaiting plate. Tilt the pan at the last moment in order to fold the omelet in half. Sprinkle the kimchi omelet with the remaining fresh herbs and enjoy.

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11 thoughts on “Kimchi Omelet w/ Kale & Green Onion”

  1. Hi Janice!
    I love kale (all greens, actually- without vinegar!). Freezing is a great idea; do you have to cook it first?

    1. Joyce, most recipes call for cooking it first. Perhaps Mitzi will let us know how she freezes her kale–cause if she uses it for smoothies, I’m thinking she doesn’t pre-cook it.

      1. Hi Janice,
        I buy the organic per-washed kale and just place the whole bag in the freezer. It is very easy to take out a few handfuls for a smoothie-uncooked.

  2. Hi Janice,
    The photos are again beautiful.
    It was so wonderful having you in my kitchen even though the dishwsher ‘broke’. I recommend to all of your followers to ‘hand wash’ with your friends/family after a shared meal.
    Quite a bonding process!
    Always in awe of your culinary/photographic talents.
    With gratitude and love,
    Sharon

  3. Looks great. I keep a big bag of the prewashed Kale in the freezer for smoothies so it is always available.

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