Thursday, September 2, 2010

Smoked Salmon Omlet with Peach Butter

 Yes, I know the correct way to spell omlet is omelet, but I'm staging a coup. I don't pronounce it om-e-let or ome-let (where the first syllable rhymes with home), so I'm ditching that middle e. I love omlets and they make me feel healthy and energized, so my current spelling reminds me of the Ohm-ness of eating; how good eating brings us closer to physical and mental harmony.

Anyway... my present Big Secret deal from supermarkets is previously-frozen smoked chum. Delicious! Cheap like borscht, (about six dollars' worth will serve four adults) and lasts a while in the fridge.

One member of my family strongly prefers fish to pork, beef, or chicken. Smoked chum is perfect on pasta that's been tossed in a drop or two of olive oil, or in a salad with olives, cheese cubes or whatever's in the house. It's also great in sandwiches and pretty food-safe in a school locker for a couple of hours.

And in an omlet, it's just heavenly. Because the flavour is so strong, you needn't add lots of other flavors - in this case only chopped green onions. After plating it, I added some peach butter I'd made. I just love omlets with jam in the middle - something my mum made lots when I was a kid.