This Greek omelette recipe comes with a confession: Greeks rarely eat omelettes for breakfast. In Greece, this hearty skillet — golden-fried potatoes, sweet cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta, all finished in the oven until puffed and golden — is lunch, or a light dinner. Whenever you eat it, it’s ready in 25 minutes and tastes like so much more. Nostimo!
If you love this Greek Omelette with Tomato, Potatoes, and Feta, you will also love Eggs Kayanas-Strapatsada, Fried Eggs and Fries-Avga Me Patates, or Fried Egg Sandwich!
Why you will love a Greek omelette
Here is what you need
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Potato peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes ( ⅓ of an inch).
- Spring onions sliced, only the white part.
- A longhorn green pepper sliced.
- Organic free-range eggs.
- Cherry tomatoes.
- Greek feta cheese.
- Sea salt, freshly ground pepper and dried oregano
- Fresh oregano leaves (optional).
- Chili flakes (optional).
How to make a Greek omelette
- Heat the oven to 400°F / 205°C.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl with an egg beater or fork.
- Pour the olive oil into a medium, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
- When the olive oil is hot, add the potatoes cubes and fry until they start getting color, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add the sliced spring onions and pepper and mix with the potato cubes. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Pour the beaten eggs. Scatter the sliced cherry tomatoes on top of the omelette.
- Carefully place the skillet in the oven and cook for 5 minutes.
- Take the skillet out of the oven and scatter the crumbled feta on top.
- Return the skillet to the oven and cook for 5 minutes.
What to serve with a Greek omelette
A Greek omelette is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- If you want a hearty and nutritious meal to start your day, this omelette is great for that. Serve it next to yogurt with figs and walnuts, or a slice of olive oil bread with salted butter.
- It can be a great lunch next to a leafy green maroulosalata, and some pita bread.
- Make an omelette for dinner with our baked creamy feta as an appetizer to dip homemade crackers and a piece of spanakopita.
Tips for the Best Greek Omelette
Use a good oven-safe skillet. A cast iron or stainless steel pan is ideal — it holds heat beautifully and gives the eggs a lovely edge. Avoid non-stick pans that aren’t oven-rated.
Don’t skip frying the potatoes first. This is the step that sets this apart from a basic egg dish. The potatoes need color and a little crispiness before the eggs go in — that texture contrast is everything.
Beat the eggs well. A well-beaten egg mixture (about 60 seconds with a fork) gives you a lighter, fluffier result. Add a small pinch of salt to the egg mixture before beating.
Add the feta at the end. Feta added too early turns rubbery and loses its creamy tang. Crumble it on after the first 5 minutes in the oven so it softens gently but keeps its character.
Use real Greek feta. It makes a difference. Look for PDO-certified feta made from sheep’s milk — the flavor is sharper, creamier, and more complex than imitation versions.
Don’t overcook. The eggs should be just set — still slightly soft in the center when you pull it from the oven. They continue cooking from residual heat.
Greek Omelette Variations
Add kalamata olives. A few halved pitted olives scattered in with the tomatoes add a briny depth. Start with a tablespoon and adjust to taste. (This was such a popular question in the comments, it deserves a permanent spot here!)
Greek yogurt omelette version. Whisk 1–2 tablespoons of thick Greek yogurt into your eggs before beating. It makes the omelette noticeably creamier and adds a subtle tang. This is a traditional trick in some Greek homes.
Add spinach. A handful of fresh baby spinach wilted in with the peppers and onions turns this into an even more nutritious meal — and ties beautifully into “greek omelette recipe fresh spinach,” a keyword with search interest.
Swap the pepper. No longhorn pepper? Use a small banana pepper or half a green bell pepper. The flavor shifts slightly but works perfectly.
Make it spicier. Double the chili flakes, or add a pinch of Aleppo pepper for a smokier heat.
No spring onions? A small shallot or ¼ of a red onion works well.
Storage and make-ahead
- Best eaten fresh. Like most egg dishes, this omelette is at its peak straight from the oven. The texture is fluffiest when hot.
- Leftovers: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat gently in a skillet over low heat or in the oven at 300°F / 150°C for a few minutes. Avoid the microwave. It makes the eggs rubbery.
- Make-ahead tip: You can fry the potatoes, peppers, and onions a day ahead and refrigerate them. When ready to cook, just reheat them in the skillet and proceed with the eggs. This cuts your active cooking time to under 10 minutes.
- Freezing: Not recommended. Eggs don’t freeze and thaw well and the texture suffers significantly.
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Greek Omelette with Tomato, Potatoes and Feta
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 potato peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes ( ⅓ of an inch)
- 2 spring onions sliced, only the white part
- 1 longhorn green pepper sliced
- 6 organic free-range eggs
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup Greek feta cheese
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- dried oregano
- fresh oregano leaves optional
- chili flakes optional
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400°F / 205°C.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs with an egg beater or a fork.
- Pour the olive oil into a medium, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.When the olive oil is hot, add the potatoes cubes and fry until they start getting color, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add the sliced spring onions and pepper and mix with the potato cubes. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Pour the eggs all over the potatoes, peppers and spring onions.
- Scatter the sliced cherry tomatoes on top of the omelette.Carefully place the skillet in the oven and cook for 5 minutes.
- Take the skillet out of the oven and scatter the crumbled feta on top.Return the skillet to the oven and cook for 5 minutes.
- Scatter fresh oregano leaves, sprinkle some chili flakes, and serve with a seasonal green salad and crispy fried potatoes!
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Love the combination of ingredients in this elevated omelette. Perfect for lunch, brunch and dinner too. We ofter have breakfast for dinner. This will be a nice addition to the rotation.
I love omelettes for dinner and I had all the ingredients in my refrigerator. Great omelette! Rich in flavor, the feta was just amazing with the warm tomatoes. Will make this again soon as it is so easy to make,
Thank you for the inspiration.
These classic flavors are a wonderful way to start off the morning. I love omelets so I cannot wait to make this one.
Absolutely loved this Greek omelet. The potatoes made it more filling and the tomato and feta combo was delish!
We love Greek food! This Greek omelette has a well-balanced and super-satisfying taste! I printed out this recipe so that I can make it again and again. Thank you for sharing.:)
We’ve been doing family brunch every Sunday and I selected your Greek omelette for last Sunday’s meal. The potatoes really made it a hearty meal on its own and the tomatoes and feta added more brightness and creaminess than I’d imagine. Loved it!
OMG all of these amazing flavours in one dish?! I forsee 100% chance of Greek omelette for lunch tomorrow.
This omelette hit the spot for breakfast! It was loaded with all my favorite ingredients and had so much flavor. Making this again!!
I love the addition of feta and potatoes in this omelette! My new go-to weekend breakfast recipe!
This omelette was so good! Potatoes, eggs, and feta are my favorite savory breakfast trio and the freshness of the cherry tomatoes really brought all the flavors together!
Hmmm…olives or not? Oven temp? Cheers.
Hi Tom,
You can use olives if you like. Scatter a few halved pitted kalamata olives when you add the tomatoes.
The oven should be at 400°F / 205°C.
Thank you for checking out the recipe.
X Jenny
Tried the Greek Omelette with potatoes, tomatoes, feta and olives for the first time tonight.
It was tasty, but I felt it needed just a little something extra.
Then realized THERE WERE NO OLIVES IN THE RECIPE, ONLY IN THE TITLE!
Will have to guess how many chopped kalamata to use, but I’ll bet that will add what I felt was missing.
Hi Deandre, good catch! Thank you for letting us know. The olives in the title are an error from our part.
You can certainly add a fee olives in this omelette recipe. Start with tablespoon of roughly chopped pitted olives and increase or decrease by taste. You can also add them sprinkled on top when serving along with maybe pickles or relish, and a dollop of Greek yogurt. My husband does that all the time.
x Jenny