A chickpea omelette is the best invention for a vegan breakfast since sliced bread! It’s vegan, gluten free, soy free, and of course egg free, yet tastes surprisingly similar to egg omelettes!
They’re incredibly easy to make and you can add any of your favorite ingredients like mushrooms, peppers, spinach, or onions. Fold in some vegan cheese and you will have an unbelievable vegan chickpea omelette!
What are chickpea Omelettes made from?
These vegan omelettes are made from chickpea flour aka garbanzo bean flour. If you have never used chickpea flour before, it’s pretty amazing stuff! It is high in protein and fiber and when mixed with water and cooked, has an egg like flavor and texture.
How do I make a chickpea omelette?
- Mix chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, salt and water in a bowl or jar and stir until there are no lumps.
- Dice up whatever veggies you want to add to your omelette. (about ¼ cup of veggies per omelette).
- Add oil to a well seasoned iron skillet or a non-stick frying pan.
- Saute the veggies on medium low for about 3-5 minutes until they become tender.
- Pour the chickpea flour batter over the veggies and cook for about 5 minutes until the top of the omelette no longer looks wet.
- Carefully flip the omelette to the other side and cook for 3-5 more minutes until it is no longer soft in the middle.
- Top with cheese and fold over so that the cheese is in the middle.
What things can I add to my vegan chickpea omelette?
- Onions
- Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Broccoli
- Zucchini
- Tomatoes
- Vegan pesto
- Bacon bits
- Vegan cheese
Tips for making a great chickpea omelette every time:
- Use a well seasoned iron skillet or an non-stick frying pan. It will stick to the pan more than an egg.
- Let the omelette cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the top is no longer wet before flipping.
- If you are making more than 1 saute the veggies first and then allow the pan to heat up more before adding the chickpea batter.
- Don’t taste the batter!!! Chickpea flour tastes awful before it’s cooked. Once it is cooked through, it will be delicious!
A gluten free, soy free, and vegan omelette using chickpea flour and fried in a skillet.
- 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
- 1/4 tsp salt (black salt for a more egg like flavor)
- 1/4 cup vegetables of choice
- 1 tbsp oil for frying
Mix chickpea flour, nutritional yeast, salt and water and stir until there are no lumps.
- Dice up whatever veggies you want to add to your omelette. (about ¼ cup of veggies per omelette).
Add oil to a well seasoned iron skillet or a non-stick frying pan and saute the veggies on medium low for about 3-5 minutes until they become tender.
Turn up the heat to medium and pour the chickpea flour batter over the veggies and cook for about 5 minutes until the top of the omelette no longer looks wet. (Or remove the veggies and add them to the batter before pouring into the skillet).
- Carefully flip the omelette to the other side and cook for 3-5 more minutes until it is no longer soft in the middle.
- Top with cheese and fold over so that the cheese is in the middle.
- This recipe is for 1 omelette, adjust the number of servings to the number of omelettes that you want to make.
- Make sure to use a well oiled pan to avoid sticking.
- Allow the omelette to cook until it becomes solid before flipping.
What else can I do with chickpea flour?
If you like these chickpea omelettes, you will love this chickpea bread.
It’s gluten free, vegan, and yeast free and you can change it up and make any flavor that you want.
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I love these omelets! I eat them all the time now! It’s nice to have a hot breakfast with lots of protein. It fills me up all morning.