This quick, simple, and tasty omelette recipe is the perfect gluten-free solution when you have ingredients in your fridge and you are not sure what to come up with! Annabel Bateman, thyroid patient health advocate and cookbook author at What Annabel Cooks, created this delicious thyroid healthy recipe.
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by Denise Roguz
ThyroidChange Co-Founder
Updated 1/20/2021
by Denise Roguz
ThyroidChange Co-Founder
Updated 1/20/2021
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs (2 per omelette)
- 2 large handfuls finely shredded kale or other leafy greens
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 small red onion
- 1 piece hot smoked salmon
- 2 Tbsp pine nuts
- 1 Tbsp raisins (or sultanas, cranberries, goji berries)
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Why This Recipe for Thyroid Health?
This recipe by What Annabel Cooks is simple and an amazing cross between a hot, smoked salmon omelette and a green salad, which makes a delicious, gluten-free and protein-rich breakfast.
You'll feel strong and healthy, not to mention that you'll knock the socks off your guests for any classy breakfast or brunch. Or, impress yourself and family at home with this easy, 15-minute total prep and cook time breakfast!
Why is this important for thyroid health?
You'll feel strong and healthy, not to mention that you'll knock the socks off your guests for any classy breakfast or brunch. Or, impress yourself and family at home with this easy, 15-minute total prep and cook time breakfast!
Why is this important for thyroid health?
Protein
Well, if you don't have a sensitivity to eggs, this recipe is high in protein with the use of salmon, eggs, and pine nuts, which is beneficial for your metabolism.
Research shows that diets higher in protein can increase your metabolism and that diets with restricted-protein adversely affects thyroid function [1,2].
Research shows that diets higher in protein can increase your metabolism and that diets with restricted-protein adversely affects thyroid function [1,2].
Omega-3s
Additionally, this recipe has great omega-3 benefits with the inclusion of salmon.
Fatty acids, such as omega-3s are necessary for all cell functioning, including the cells of the thyroid gland. Not only that, they help to reduce inflammation in the body.
With less inflammation (through supplementation or with an anti-inflammatory diet) there is less of an autoimmune attack on the thyroid and less release of thyroid antibodies [3,4].
Fatty acids, such as omega-3s are necessary for all cell functioning, including the cells of the thyroid gland. Not only that, they help to reduce inflammation in the body.
With less inflammation (through supplementation or with an anti-inflammatory diet) there is less of an autoimmune attack on the thyroid and less release of thyroid antibodies [3,4].
Essential Nutrients
Let's discuss those pine nuts! Pine nuts are rich sources of iron, magnesium, and zinc -- all important nutrients that assist with thyroid hormone production and conversion.
Don't forget to to add in your leafy greens or kale. Leafy greens contain amino acids like tyrosine, B-complex vitamins, minerals like selenium, and antioxidants — all of which support your thyroid hormone production [5].
And with selenium, it's an important nutrient that has been shown in studies to reduce thyroid antibodies when supplementing daily for 3 months [6].
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Don't forget to to add in your leafy greens or kale. Leafy greens contain amino acids like tyrosine, B-complex vitamins, minerals like selenium, and antioxidants — all of which support your thyroid hormone production [5].
And with selenium, it's an important nutrient that has been shown in studies to reduce thyroid antibodies when supplementing daily for 3 months [6].
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The Recipe
Smoked Salmon Omelette w/ Raisins and Pine Nuts
So let's begin! Go to WhatAnnabelCooks to get the full smoked salmon omelette recipe details or see the ingredients below. Also, give her a follow on her Instagram page and learn more thyroid tips and recipes there.
Add dairy-free vegan cheese or other seasoning and you can have many varieties of this simple and healthy breakfast!
Add dairy-free vegan cheese or other seasoning and you can have many varieties of this simple and healthy breakfast!
Total Prep and Cook Time
15 minutes: Quick and easy. Important when thyroid patients are possibly feeling run-down or don't have time to cook.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs (2 per omelette)
- 2 large handfuls finely shredded kale or other leafy greens
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 small red onion
- 1 piece hot smoked salmon
- 2 Tbsp pine nuts
- 1 Tbsp raisins (or sultanas, cranberries, goji berries)
Directions
Quick, simple, healthy, and tasty! I hope you enjoy it.
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References:
1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258944
2 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793233
3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257651
4 https://thyroidresearchjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1756-6614-4-16
5 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772164
6 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721352
Updated 1/20/2021
About the Contributor
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Annabel Bateman is a Hashimoto’s patient and passionate thyroid health advocate. She has learnt in 20+ years of living with Hashimoto’s that the key is developing a lifestyle that supports (and doesn't stress) her thyroid health. Food plays a massive role in this. Annabel has a food blog and cookbook (What Annabel Cooks) and more recently started a podcast called Let’s Talk Thyroid to help spread thyroid health awareness and help people thrive and not just survive.
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