Rachel Allen's Baked Pesto Omelette
INGREDIENTS
For the tomato and thyme layers:
- 8 eggs
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
- ½ jar Sacla’ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 25g Gruyere cheese, grated
For the Basil Pesto layer:
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp. milk
- ¼ jar Sacla’ Classic Basil Pesto
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 15g Parmesan, finely grated

INSTRUCTIONS
- First, preheat an oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C
- Line the base of a 12-inch loaf tin with parchment paper
- For the tomato and thyme layers, whisk the eggs in a bowl with the milk, chopped thyme and the tomato Pesto and season
- Place a large frying pan on a medium heat and add the olive oil. Swirl the pan so that the oil is covering the base then pour in the whisked egg mixture. Stir for about 3-4 minutes until you have a softly scrambled egg mixture. Tip half of it into the lined loaf tin, keeping the remainder for later
- Scatter over the grated Gruyere cheese and press down gently to flatten it
- Next, make the Basil Pesto layer. Whisk the eggs in a bowl, add the milk and Basil Pesto, and then season to taste
- Place a clean frying pan on a medium heat, add the olive oil, swirl and then pour in all the basil egg mixture. Cook as before so that you have a softly scrambled egg and tip into the tin, over the cheese pressing it gently to even it out
- Scatter the grated Parmesan over the top then layer with the remaining tomato eggs, making sure to flatten everything out. Cover with a layer of parchment paper
- Place the tin it in a small roasting tray, half filled with boiling water. This is your bain marie, which will stop your omelette drying out whilst it's cooking
- Cook in the bain marie in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until set. It should have a gentle spring in the centre when pressed with your finger, and a skewer will come out clean
- Remove from the oven and turn out onto a serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature with crusty bread
