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  • 6 eggs
  • 2 tsp pesto
    or 1 tsp mustard or harissa, or 2 tbsp fresh chopped herbs of your choice
  • large handful leftovers such as grated cheese
    chopped ham, chorizo, sliced sausage, cooked bacon rashers, tuna or smoked salmon
  • 3 spring onions
    finely chopped
  • 125g cooked pasta
    or 200g chopped cooked potato
  • handful veg such as frozen spinach
    or peas, canned corn, roasted peppers, fried courgettes or mushrooms
  • 1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • tomato salad
    to serve (optional)

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal343
    low
  • fat20g
  • saturates6g
  • carbs16g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre4g
  • protein24g
  • salt2.1g

Method

  • step 1

    Beat the eggs with seasoning and your chosen background flavour, then add your leftovers. Stir in the spring onions and pasta or potatoes with your selected veg.

  • step 2

    Turn on the grill to high. Heat the oil in a medium non-stick frying pan and tip in the egg mixture. Cook gently for 10 mins over a low heat until three-quarters set, then flash under the grill to set the top. Serve with a simple tomato salad.

RECIPE TIPS
TAKE CARE WITH YOUR FILLINGS

The idea with this tortilla recipe is to clear the odds and ends from your fridge, but don’t go too crazy as the egg still needs to be the predominant ingredient, so that it sticks everything together.

USING LEFTOVERS

This tortilla uses leftovers as the main ingredient and matches them to a storecupboard flavour. Try tuna and greens with pesto, cheese and bacon with mustard, chorizo and peppers with harissa, and salmon with herbs.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2013

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.9 ratings

alipoplezffsT2n8

So straightforward. I used a banana shallot instead of spring onions. Very tasty and good way of using odds and ends up.

*Jane*

Fantastic recipe! I followed it carefully and it was delicious. I used leftover broccoli and fried up some chopped courgette and red pepper and added that, along with some grated cheddar and chopped up new potatoes.

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balck777

Great recipe. Today I made it with cooked chicken and a few cooked chopped new potatoes, fried leeks and mushrooms and some frozen peas. I also used Dijon mustard, a little parsley and some chilli flakes in the egg mixture. Before flashing under the grill I sprinkled extra cheese on top. My husband…

lemonmelts

Easy to make - ideal for dinner or for packed lunches. You can use just about anything.

Frantic Flapjack

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Just goes to show you can't go wrong with a tortilla. Made mine with the spring onions, fresh mint and chopped feta with some mushrooms. Served with the rainbow tomato salad. Lovely!

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