SaveVegan tofu scramble with peppers and spinach
Crumbled firm tofu cooked with onion, red bell pepper and garlic, turned golden with turmeric and nutritional yeast, then finished with a handful of baby spinach. It is our go-to plant-based breakfast and it is on the table in about 15 minutes.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Serves
- 2
- Per serve
- 390 kcal
Method
Amounts in the steps are for the original 2 servings. Use the ingredient list for your amounts.
Pat the tofu dry with a paper towel, pressing gently to squeeze out excess water. Crumble it with your fingers into bite-size pieces, some big and some small, like scrambled eggs.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds more.
Add the crumbled tofu, turmeric and cumin and stir until the tofu is evenly yellow. Cook, stirring every so often, until it is hot and any liquid has cooked off, about 4 minutes.
Sprinkle in the nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, then pour in the soy milk and stir until the scramble looks creamy, about 30 seconds.
Add the spinach and fold it through just until wilted, about 1 minute. Taste for salt, scatter with chives and serve right away.
Tips
- Firm or extra-firm tofu gives the best egg-like texture; silken tofu turns mushy.
- Kala namak, also called black salt, has a natural sulfur flavor that tastes surprisingly like eggs. Add it at the end so the flavor stays bright.
- Serve it with toast, tucked into warm tortillas with salsa, or next to sliced avocado. Leftovers keep 3 days in the fridge and reheat well in a skillet.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 13 g
- Fat
- 25 g
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 440 mg
Estimated from USDA data for 1 of 2 servings. Doesn't include salt to taste or anything listed “to serve”.
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Gear that helps
- Garlic press Minced garlic in a squeeze, no sticky fingers.
- Silicone spatula set Folds, scrapes and stirs without scratching pans.
- Colander Drains pasta and rinses beans fast.
- Nonstick skillet Eggs and delicate fish release cleanly.
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