Spanish tortilla (potato omelette)

A Spanish lunch for the galley that best on calm days or at anchor, needs no fridge, about 30 min hands-on.

  • Lunch
  • Spanish
  • ⏱ 30 min
  • 🌊 Sea tolerance 2/5
  • vegetarian
  • pescatarian
  • gluten-free
  • kosher
  • halal

Ingredients

For 4 servings (one normal-appetite adult each). Per serving in brackets.

  • Potato600 g (≈ 3 potatos) (150 g (≈ 0.5 potato))
  • Onion (brown/yellow)240 g (≈ 2 onions) (60 g (≈ 0.5 onion))
  • Eggs400 g (≈ 8 eggs) (100 g (≈ 2 eggs))
  • Extra-virgin olive oil80 g (20 g)
  • Salt4 g (1 g)

Method

  1. Slice potato and onion thinly; cook gently in oil 20 minutes.
  2. Mix into beaten eggs with salt.
  3. Cook in the pan on low; flip with a plate and finish.

In the galley

  • Best on calm days or at anchor — 2/5 for sea tolerance.
  • Stow the main ingredients in a cool, dark locker — nothing here needs a fridge.
  • Contains: Eggs — always check the labels of what you buy.

Per serving

kcal
459
protein
16 g
fat
30 g
carbs
33 g
sugar
4 g
fibre
4 g

From USDA FoodData Central, raw weights — a planning guide, not a label.

Nutrition per serving: USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service), weighted by each ingredient's grams — a planning guide, not a label. Quantities follow standard portion sizes; this recipe hasn't been tested in a real galley yet. How we make recipes

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