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Omelette of Breadcrumbs

A light omelette mixed with garlic, parsley, and breadcrumbs, cooked over low heat.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Omelette of Breadcrumbs

Serves 2

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Beat the eggs, adding finely chopped garlic and parsley successively.

  2. Add breadcrumbs, making sure the mixture is uniform.

  3. Cook the omelette over low heat with a few drops of cooking oil to prevent sticking.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

664Calories
20 gProtein
20 gFat
98 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Clove + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Set into the structure of the omelette as they cook, holding it together.
Breadcrumbs
Absorb the beaten egg and add body, giving the omelette a softer, more substantial texture.
Garlic
Adds aroma and savoury flavour to the egg mixture.

The step that matters

Cook the omelette over low heat. Egg proteins set quickly and toughen at high heat, so low heat with a little oil keeps the omelette tender and stops it sticking or browning too fast.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, garlic, parsley, olive):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Basilfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, garlic, parsley, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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