Vegan Omelette Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is a vegan omelette made of? ›

These vegan omelettes are made from chickpea flour aka garbanzo bean flour. If you have never used chickpea flour before, it's pretty amazing stuff! It is high in protein and fiber and when rehydrated and cooked, it has an egg-like flavor and texture like nothing else that I've found.

Whisking air into the eggs is one secret to a fluffy omelet. Also, if you cook the omelet in a pan that's too large for the number of eggs used, it will naturally be flatter. On the other hand, you don't want to overload a small pan. This only increases the time needed to cook the eggs and can lead to a rubbery omelet.

Vegan eggs can be made using various everyday ingredients. One of the most popular ingredients is tofu, rich in healthy nutrients. Vegan eggs can also be made with flax seeds, aquafaba, starch, etc. Commercial vegan eggs are made of a combination of such ingredients.

If you want a lighter (not lighter in calories) and fluffier omelette, you can add a splash of water to the eggs which will create steam as it cooks. Or if you want a richer omelette, you can add a splash of milk or cream.

Drum roll, please! The secret to super fluffy IHOP omelets is… buttermilk pancake batter. For what it's worth, the IHOP menu does indicate in small text at the top of the page that their omelets contain pancake batter, but such a detail can go unnoticed by even the most dedicated IHOP eaters.

Things like sour cream, kimchi, stewed okra, or chili are just too wet to use as an omelet filling. These wet ingredients just make the omelet soggy, and with too many moist fillings, the eggs could break apart due to the high level of water content.

It's an old diner trick. The mixer whips air into the egg mix and when poured, immediately, into a hot pan, the eggs will soufflé, or become fluffy. You can easily replicate this at home with a blender. Just whip your eggs in a blender while your omelette pan is heating.

Though butter does have nutritional value, olive oil might be the better choice. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, liquid fats like olive oil are rich in heart-healthy unsaturated fats, while butter has more saturated fats.

The Japanese soft egg omelette (called 'omurice' in Japan) is one of the hardest egg dishes to make, but it isn't impossible!

How many eggs should I use for an omelette? ›

Beat the eggs: Use two or three eggs per omelette, depending on how hungry you are. Beat the eggs lightly with a fork. Melt the butter: Use an 8-inch nonstick skillet for a 2-egg omelette, a 9-inch skillet for 3 eggs.

This Veggie Omelet is a classic omelet stuffed with cooked red onions, peppers, mushrooms, and spinach. If you're looking for a way to switch up your breakfast, try this high-protein egg breakfast loaded with vegetables.

In general, eating fewer animal products can help lower your cholesterol. Vegan eggs do, however, offer a similar protein amount and have a few grams of fiber – eggs don't have carbohydrates or fiber. Here's the bottom line – vegan eggs may be a better choice for people looking to lower saturated fat content.

Just Egg resembles real liquid eggs with its golden color. The product's ingredients include water, mung bean protein isolate and canola oil, plus a variety of spices, natural flavors and thickeners to yield an egg-like texture. (Mung bean is a legume.) A 3-tablespoon serving of Just Egg equals one egg.

You can make a chickpea flour omelette, a tofu omelette, or use a store bought vegan egg such as Just Egg.