Three tiered Welsh omelette

Alison McSorley's three-tiered Welsh omelette was judged a winner by celebrity chef Paul Merrett in British Lion Eggs' Eggs Factor competition

Preparation: 10 mins
Cooking: 25-27 mins
Serves: 4-6

What you need:

225g/8oz potatoes, peeled and diced
6 large Lion Quality Eggs
60ml/4 tbsp milk
salt and ground black pepper
45ml/3 tbsp olive oil
1 leek, cleaned and sliced
1 small onion, chopped
100g/4oz Caerphilly cheese, grated
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
2 tomatoes, diced
60ml/4 tbsp chopped fresh herbs such as basil, coriander and thyme

What you do:

Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 5 mins or until tender. Drain. Whilst the potatoes cook, beat the eggs with the milk and a little seasoning.
Preheat the grill. Heat the 1 tbsp of oil in a medium non-stick frying pan, add the potatoes. leeks and onion and sauté for 3 mins. Pour a third of the egg mixture into the pan and cook for about 3 mins or until the base has set. Sprinkle over a quarter of the cheese and pop the pan under the grill. Cook for 1-2mins or until the top has set and cheese has melted. Transfer the omelette to a baking tray and keep warm.
Add 1 tbsp of the oil to the frying pan, add the peppers and sauté for 2 mins. Add the tomatoes and sauté for a further 1 min. Pour in half the remaining egg and and cook for about 3 mins or until the base has set. Sprinkle over a quarter of the cheese and pop the pan under the grill. Cook for 1-2mins o or until the top has set and cheese has melted. Transfer the omelette to a baking tray and keep warm.
Finally stir the herbs into the remaining egg. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan, add the herby egg mixture and cook for 2mins. Pop under the grill for a further 1-2mins or until the top of the eggs have set. Remove from the heat.
Place the pepper and tomato omelette onto a plate, top with the leek omelette and finally top with the herb omelette. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and pop back under the grill for 1-2 mins or until the cheese has melted. Serve in wedges with salad if liked.

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