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Gluten Olive Omelet

A quick omelet made from gluten flour, water, olive oil, salt, and chopped olives.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Flour and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,871 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Gluten Olive Omelet

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no cooking times; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Make the batter

  1. In a bowl, mix gluten flour and water to form a batter.

  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Cook the omelet

  1. Pour the batter into the skillet and cook until the edges start to lift.

  2. Sprinkle chopped olives on top and fold the omelet in half.

  3. Cook for another 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Flour + olivetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together16,871 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Gluten flour
Provides protein that sets with heat, giving the omelet its firm, sliceable structure.
Olive oil
Adds fat that keeps the omelet from sticking and helps the surface turn golden brown.
Olives
Add briny, savory flavor and a salty aroma to the folded omelet.

The step that matters

Wait for the edges to lift before folding. Gluten flour sets as it heats, so the omelet needs time to firm up. Folding or flipping too early tears the still-wet center and can cause the olives to spill out.

“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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