puffed cheese omelette
- ¼ cup (60g) mascarpone
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 2 free-range eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons single (pouring) cream
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 30g butter
- 1 tablespoon finely grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon grated cheddar
- finely grated parmesan, extra, to serve
- Combine the mascarpone and chives and set aside. Place the egg yolks, cream, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Whisk the eggwhite until stiff peaks form and fold through the egg yolk mixture. Melt the butter in a 20cm non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the parmesan and cheddar.
- Spoon the mascarpone mixture onto one side of the omelette and carefully fold over to enclose the filling. Cook for a further 1–2 minutes. Sprinkle with extra parmesan to serve. Serves 2.
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