Tofu "Egg" Spanish Scramble

A vegan twist on an old breakfast standby. Of course, this won't actually taste like eggs, and don't expect it to or you will be sorely disappointed! This dish features tofu, a curd (cheese) product of the soybean that likes to soak up any flavor that's nearby. On its own it's rather bland, so always spruce up your tofu with a marinade! Today's recipe featured a Spanish inspired tofu marinade of lime juice and cilantro (thus the non-eggy taste!). I combined it with kale and red pepper in a saute, and added Turmeric for the classic "egg yellow" color. We topped it with Daiya Pepper Jack vegan cheese and fresh avocado for a little kick :) I suppose salsa and vegan sour cream garnishes would be tasty as well!

Tofu "Egg" Spanish Scramble
Prep time: 30 minutes (plus overnight freezer time for your tofu!)
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients: 
1/2 pound Extra Firm tofu, frozen overnight and thawed
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic
1 Tablespoon fresh Cilantro (or 1 tsp dried)
2 cups Kale, chopped finely
1/2 cup Red Pepper, chopped
1 tsp Grapeseed Oil
1 tsp Turmeric
Pepper to taste

Directions:
Cube your tofu; combine with salt, garlic, lime juice, and cilantro in a bowl or quart-sized baggie. Marinate for 30 minutes. In the meantime, chop your veggies, do some laundry, paint your nails, etc. :)

Marinatin' baby!

Festive, no?

Once the tofu has absorbed most of the liquid, you can start sauteing your veggies. In a medium skillet, add the grapeseed oil and let it heat until watery looking (this means it's hot!). Add the red pepper first and push around for about 2 minutes, then add the kale and keep it moving for an additional 2 minutes. The kale will start to (seemingly) shrink and wilt a bit at this point. Add your tofu + all the marinade into the skillet!

Almost there!!!

Tofu eggy goodness in a pan :)

You'll want to break up the hunks of tofu with your spatula/fork/whatever you're using to cook with. Cubes are really not egg-like ;) Once your tofu's a bit smaller and it's heated up (about 4-5 minutes), add the turmeric to achieve the "egg-like" color. Stir.... and Serve!!

And that's it! Garnish with some vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, salsa, or avocado for maximum yumminess.

Serve with your favorite breakfast standards: toast, vegan sausage, muffins... whatever your heart desires. We had ours with Overly-Healthy Hash Browns and Apple Sage Sausage Links. See the picture below? Happy eating, everyone!

<3
Courtney

Our breakfast! Tofu "Egg" Spanish Scramble, Overly-Healthy Hash Browns, and Apple Sage Sausage. Read about our adventure HERE!