COUNTRY HAM OMELETTE WITH RED ONION AND PLUM RELISH
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ red onion
- chopped
- 3 plums
- stones removed
- roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp clear honey
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 lime
- juice only
- 15g/½oz butter
- 3 large free-range egg
- beaten
- 2 slices ham
- chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Directions
- For the red onion and plum relish
- heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the red onion and plums and fry over a high heat. Add the remaining relish ingredients to the pan and simmer for five minutes until softened.
- Spoon the relish into a small serving bowl and leave to cool while you prepare the omelette.
- For the omelette
- melt the butter in a small frying pan.
- Mix the beaten egg with the chopped ham in a small bowl and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Add the egg mixture to the pan and mix with a wooden spoon until it starts to set around the edge of the pan. Leave to cook over a low heat until it has completely set. Carefully flip the omelette out onto a plate and slice into wedges.
- Serve the omelette with the relish on the side
- garnished with chopped parsley.

