Rolled Roti Omelet With Avocado, Bacon And Tomato

Los Angeles-based foodie Kiano Moju says the secret to this rolled roti omelet brunch delight is to use plenty of oil when frying the eggs to avoid them from sticking to the pan. This is not a recipe to skimp on the butter or try and count calories

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • Pinch of crushed red chile flakes
  • 2 cups packed baby spinach leaves
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 rotis
  • 1 vine-ripe tomato, cored and cut into 8 thin slices
  • ½ ripe avocado, thinly sliced
  • 4 strips cooked bacon

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chile flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 to 45 seconds. Add the spinach, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is just wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer the cooked spinach to a bowl and reserve.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk 2 eggs until smooth and season with salt. Stir in half the cooked spinach.
  3. Return the skillet to medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Immediately add the egg mixture and spread in an even layer. Let cook, undisturbed, for 15 seconds, then use a soft spatula to gently push the eggs from the edge toward the center of the pan, allowing any uncooked egg to run out and cook to form an even omelet. Shake the pan to ensure the omelet isn’t sticking to the bottom.
  4. Once the eggs are cooked on the bottom but still slightly runny on top, 30 to 45 seconds, place a chapati on top and press it gently onto the omelet for about 30 seconds. Shake the pan to ensure the omelet isn’t stuck to the bottom, then use a large spatula to flip the egg and chapati together. Continue cooking to warm the chapati and allow its steam to finish cooking the egg, about 1 minute more.
  5. Slide the chapati onto a plate, egg side facing up. Arrange 4 slices of tomatoes on the bottom half of the round, then arrange half the avocado slices along the center of the round just above the tomato; season both with salt. Arrange 2 bacon slices, overlapping enough to fit within the edges of the chapati, above the avocado. Starting from the bottom edge, roll upward like a cinnamon roll so the fillings spiral through the rolex evenly — not all compacted in the center like a burrito. Finish rolling so the seam side faces down.


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