Tortilla Canaria
The tortilla canaria (Spanish for Canary Islands omelet) originated in Spain's Canary Islands, an island chain to the southwest of Spain and off the western coast of Africa. Canary Islands cuisine fuses Spanish cooking traditions with those of Africa, Latin America and the Guanche people who were original inhabitants of the Canaries. Also, it utilizes local fish, fruits and vegetables. The traditional recipe, shown below, calls for an omelet filled with sauted tomatoes, onions and garlic, seasoned with tarragon, parsley, salt and sometimes basil.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 150 grams yellow onions, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon tarragon
- 300 grams tomatoes, diced
- Salt to taste
- 6 eggs, scrambled
Ingredients for 2 servings (785 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Sauté the onions and the chopped garlic in olive oil with the parsley and tarragon until the garlic is slightly brown.
- 2
Add the tomatoes and salt. Sauté until the tomatoes are tender. Remove from heat.
Stovetop - 3
Make two open omelets from the scrambled eggs.
- 4
Place the cooked vegetables into the center of each omelette and fold them over.
- 5
Serve hot.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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