Dinner on the Patio

We had dinner on the patio last night. It was easy and cool. I made a Spanish tortilla or omelet. It is one of the favorites of people in my house. It's very easy and uses up potatoes or leftovers easily.

Spanish Tortilla

5 small to medium potatoes cut into quarters and then into thin slices
1 onion, diced into small pieces
3 - 4 eggs, lightly beaten
olive oil

Saute the onion in about 3 tbs of olive oil until golden. Drain the onion, but save the oil, and put it back in the pan, add 1/4 cup of olive oil to the pan and then add the potatoes. Cook until golden, drain again, put the oil back into the pan.

Mix the potatoes with the onion and the 3 - 4 eggs. Pour into the pan, add a little more oil if you need to. Cook until the dish is set in the middle on medium heat. When the middle is set, take a plate and flip the tortilla. Then put it back into the pan to finish cooking the other side. Just about 4 or 5 minutes.

Slide it back on to the plate and you have a wonderful meal. I served it with a nice salad of greens from the garden and some cod that had been grilled on the grill. It was quite good.