Cream Cheese and Lox Omelet

Sunday morning breakfasts/brunches growing up in Brooklyn consisted of fresh hot bagels, cream cheese, lox, sliced onions and tomatoes, or for variety “baked” salmon, whitefish or pickled herring.  When I saw that Costco had some amazing looking smoked salmon, and it was wild caught, I had to buy it.  The birth of my cream cheese and “lox” omelet for 2 was the result.  Try it, it’s yummy, protein packed and sure to please if this is your style.

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces of smoked salmon
• 1 egg
• 5 egg whites
• 4 Tablespoons fat free cream cheese

Directions:

1. Spray a 10 inch skillet with non-stick spray (my current fave is coconut oil spray- nothing sticks to it)
2. With a fork pull the salmon apart into small bits and then warm in a microwave oven for 10-15 seconds on half power
3. Warm the cream cheese in the microwave on half power for 5 seconds (so it will distribute easily over the eggs)
4. Whisk the eggs and the egg whites together and add to the preheated (medium heat) skillet
5. Cook the eggs until they are almost fully set
6. Add the salmon, and then the cream cheese over ½ the eggs and carefully fold over
7. Cook to thoroughly warm and complete the cooking of the eggs and start to melt the cream cheese (I toss a drop of water in the pan and then cover it and it all steams)
8. Slide onto a plate, cut in half and serve with sliced tomatoes if you like

Alternative directions:

• Cook the eggs until almost set and then add the salmon and the cream cheese over the entire pan, cover and finish cooking

Nutrition:  Makes 2 servings, each with approximately

• 200 calories and
• 30.5 grams protein