Single Serving: A notch over McDo Breakfast --- Caramelized Mushrooms and Onions with Roast Tomato Omelette Served with Buttered Toast and Cucumber Sticks

Oh wow! That was quite a long title! Guess I got carried away in trying to capture the beauty of this dish. When I posted my two versions of Tapsilog (Tapa-Sinangag-Itlog) earlier as Version 1 and Version 2, I thought about starting the Single Serving Series and I really got a kick! Seems the heavens above opened up and all the inspirations have been showered upon me to write more Single Serving dishes. I mean, I do not have access to any scientific surveys but my educated guess is that about 70% of expats here are either bachelors  and ladies who are not necessarily "single" in a technical sense but with families left back home in their home countries. So that's when the Single Serving Series was born. I hope I'd be able to help you fellow expats in preparing your own home-cooked meals which of course would be very delicious and economical compared to eating out. Well, a single order of a breakfast value meal in McDonalds average about $3++, in Dairy Queen $6++, and in Johnny Rockets $9++, and that's discounting either the petrol or the taxi fare to go to and from your choice of fastfood! 
This dish actually cost an average of about $1++ depending on your choice of filling for your omelette. This morning I have prepared it with mushrooms, onions, cheese and tomato. But would you believe, this is really just the first time I have prepared an omelette myself, actually, I really don't think we have ever served this for breakfast. Well, our family is a traditional Pinoy breakfast lover, so more often than not, our breakfast would consist of rice and some fried viand and scrambled eggs. I also don't eat mushrooms! Simple as that, I just don't! I remember when our eldest was just a toddler, mushroom is her most favorite food and I used to prepare mushroom dishes for her. I was actually surprised that she had the taste for mushroom because I rarely include it in our family recipes, I usually omit the mushroom part, hehe! But maybe she got it from our food trips, and even if I don't eat them, I encouraged her with her love for mushrooms. I made mushroom dishes for her, mostly pasta with a sauce which includes mushrooms, just for her!

So this morning, I decided to make omelette, but there's nothing much I could make for filling so I just went for mushrooms. I decided to use two eggs because the intention was that I will cook it, take a photo and then let others eat it! It's about time for brunch or morning snack anyway and I know the rest of the Fam eats breakfast early in the morning. They would have now have space in their tummies to accommodate the omelette! But to my big surprise, I actually loved it and finished the entire serving with 2 eggs! I DID NOT SHARE! LOL! I guess it really was the cheese which made the difference! It had worked so well in blending the flavors of the vegetables and the eggs were just done perfectly, firm on the outside but moist in the inside. Oh la la! I am definitely making this again for my girls when they arrive back in Doha!
Ingredients:
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 tsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
dash of salt and pepper to taste
Filling:
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
1/4 cup white onions, coarsely chopped
1/4 tsp fresh parsley, coarsely chopped
3 tbs cheddar cheese, grated
4 round slices of tomato
1 tbs butter, halved
Toast and Siding:
2 pcs loaf bread
2 slices butter
8 sticks cucumber
Method:
In a non stick pan, melt 1/2 tbs butter. Add the mushrooms, cook until slightly roasted then add the onions. Stir fry until caramelized, about 3-5 minutes. Add the parsley and the other half of the butter. 
When the butter is fully melted. Remove from pan, transfer into a small plate and mix with half of the grated cheese, and set aside.

Using the same pan, cook the sliced tomatoes. Cook until roasted then remove from the pan. Set aside.
Turn off the heat and prepare the egg mixture.
In a small bowl, lightly beat 2 eggs (If 2 eggs are too much for your single serving, use just 1 egg and half of the filling ingredients), add a dash or salt and pepper and the finely chopped parsley.
Turn the heat back on very low and return the same pan. No need to add oil or butter, the remaining butter from earlier cooking will do. Pour in the egg (make sure you have used a wide pan). 
When the bottom layer had formed but the top layer is still a bit liquid, put the fillings on on side of the omelette, top with the rest of the cheese and 2 slices of roasted tomato. 

Using a spatula, flip the other side of the egg with no filling to cover the the other. Turn the egg over to cook the top side, this will take only about a minute or so.
Turn off heat and remove the omelette from the pan, transfer into your plate and serve with buttered toast, cucumber sticks and the rest of the roasted tomatoes! Enjoy! Oooopsss! This does not necessarily have to be served only during breakfast, this is a good enough dinner too, if your watching your weight and would like to cut on carbs... hmmm, no rice for dinner? What do you think?