Southwestern Gumbo Style Omelet

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Ok folks, I've gone and done it again. I don't know what it is about Cajun food that this is the second straight Food Crazie creation I've made from it. So yeah, like the below post, we had a Cajun meal the night before but this time it wasn't Jambalaya but it's very close cousin Gumbo.

What is the difference between Gumbo and Jambalaya you might ask? Well... funny you should ask because I asked my foodie partner in crime (who happened to be the cook of this here fine Gumbo) the same the other night. The answer, I got was that Gumbo has okra while Jambalaya does not. I'm sure there is variations with that here and there but I'll stick with that one for now.

On to what I turned that Gumbo into. It is something simple but it's something that I'd been thinking about creating for this blog for awhile now... basically that being a shrimp omelet. The Gumbo afforded me that opportunity so I took a swing at it and the results.. the results came out very southwestern which is not a bad thing. The verdict in a bit but first the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• medium shrimp 
• smoked sausage
• purple onions
• cheddar cheese
• salsa verde

Before the famous omelet fold over happened...

I made this late at night because that's where the crazie inspiration struck so my taste buds could a little off since they might of been asleep but I did taste this. How could I not by looking at that picture above, it looks beautiful. Beautiful things need to be eaten. The thing that struck me at first bite was that this shrimp omelet tasted very southwestern. Now, I'm not a big fan of southwestern but I could be if only that darn southwestern restaurant I like not too far way wasn't so darn expensive but that's a different story. Like I was saying, this was very southwestern tasting and I could see someone that is from that area code, say someone from New Mexico for instance....well I think they would absolutely love it to be honest with you. Me on the other hand, if maybe I was more awake, maybe if I didn't add the purple onions, then I could of really liked this. I'm not a huge fan of veggie omelets to begin with so maybe that onion taste turned me off. All in all though, this is very interesting taste, one that should be tried so I do recommend because after all this has a ton of flavor for an omelet... oh yeah and it's beautiful.