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Performance Recipes are Paleo-friendly and do not contain grain, wheat, gluten, or dairy except in rare cases. Please use your judgement if you are allergic to any of these ingredients. Recipe Archive Chorizo Stuffed Peppers Baba Ganoush Stuffed Baked Pumpkin Seasonal Steamed Vegetables Paleo Chicken Alfredo Egg Torte Peach & Pecan Scramble Zaatar Omelette Chicken Apple Salad Lamb Sausage with Artichokes Beef Tenderloin Nutty Cabbage Fall Squash Salad Carrot Cake Muffins Squash & Pepper Hash Almond Chicken Tangy Strawberry Soup Indian Style Slaw Pork & Roasted Veggie Salad High Protein Chicken Pizza Turkey Carrot Quiche Kelp Noodle Stir Fry Quick Beef Stew Sweet Potato Pie Salmon Rolls Cantaloupe & Cucumber Salad Quick Paleo Pankcakes Flank Steak Pesto Rollups Sauteed Zucchini Curried Veggie Salad Portabella Burgers Post Training Stuffed Squash Quick Chicken Curry Brussels Sprouts Pumpkin Pie Fall Salad Jambalaya Stuffed Chicken Breast Grilled Flank Steak with Pineapple Salsa Spicy Sweet Potatoes Spicy Seafood Salad Chicken with Turmeric Greek Scallops Sloppy Joes Paleo Pizza Quinoa Tabouli Lemon Tarts Cauliflower Nut Salad Kholrabi Slaw Zucchini Stuffed Peppers Coconut Milk Ice Cream Coconut Beet Borscht Winter fruit salad   Zaatar Omelette Ido Portal & Scott Hagnas June 2009 Earlier this month, I had the great pleasure of hosting amazing coach and athlete Ido Portal from Israel. Longtime Performance Menu readers may recognize him from an article that appeared back in the very first issue. Besides some great training and conversation, we also got into a little Paleo cooking. This recipe, and the one that follows, were prepared by Ido on his last night here. The Za'atar Omelet can be a breakfast, but it is traditionally eaten at dinnertime in Israel. The key to making this will be to track down some authentic za'atar.... not an easy task. Ido and I spent about 4 hours in Portland tracking down the ingredients. We finally were able to purchase some of the spice from a Lebanese restaurant. If you live near a Middle Eastern market, you may be able to find it there. Asking the chef nicely at a restaurant may work for you, too. As a third option, you can order it online. Za'atar is made from toasted thyme, savoy, and sesame seeds.  It is delicious, and very versitile. I will be using it frequently in my cooking from now on! Make sure that the blend you are buying does not contain wheat; some will. Happy hunting! This recipe deviates slightly from strict Paleo, as it uses goat cheese. Dairy from goat tends to be less problematic than dairy from cows, so it may be an infrequent treat for some. Purists can eliminate always the cheese. Time: 12 minutes • 6 eggs • 1 Tbsp olive oil • 1 Roma tomato, sliced thin • ~ 2/3 cup sweet onion, sliced into thin rings • 2 oz goat Gouda cheese • ~ 1 Tbsp za'atar • sea salt to taste Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, slice the tomato and onion. Crack 3 eggs into a bowl, add salt, then beat well. Pour the eggs into the skillet, then arrange the tomatoes and onions over the eggs. Sprinkle with 1 oz. grated cheese, then top with a liberal dose of the za'atar you worked so hard to find. Remove the omelet to a plate when the eggs have set; you do not fold this omelet like we do here in the West. Repeat the process with the remaining eggs. Zone info: 2 servings at ~ 1 carb block, 4 protein blocks, 18 fat blocks   All content © Catalyst Athletics, LLC