Tofu Breakfast Scramble

Have you ever tried cleverly disguising your tofu as scrambled eggs? Well this delicious breakfast dish definitely takes on the appearance of a familiar favorite. Tofu is such a great vegetarian protein and it contains powerful phytonutrients that help prevent cancer and heart disease. And the addition of tumeric makes this a very anti-inflammatory breakfast.

Tofu Breakfast Scramble
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Servings: 2
Author: Michelle Babb MS, RD, CD
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon grapeseed or avocado oil
  • 8 oz. extra firm tofu e.g. Wildwood organic sprouted extra firm tofu
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 2 teaspoons ground tumeric
  • 1/2 cup sliced crimini mushrooms
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped Swiss chard kale or spinach
  • 2 teaspoons wheat-free tamari sauce
  • 1/2 of an avocado sliced
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in saute pan over medium heat. Wrap tofu in a large paper towel and gently squeeze to remove excess water. Crumble tofu and add it to the oil. Add nutritional yeast and tumeric. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add mushrooms and sea salt and saute until mushrooms soften (about 2 minutes). Add greens and saute for 1-2 minutes then add tamari. Transfer to a bowl and top with sliced avocado.