As much as I love runny eggs, I absolutely love scrambled tofu! I can all ready hear rants coming from some of my readers on how disgusting Tofu is.
I disagree…personally I believe it takes on the flavor of anything you pair it with. And some spice, some hearty veggies, and presto….DELICIOUSNESS! Tofu is amazing when prepared correctly!
“Did you know tofu actually comes from a bean….a soy bean to be exact”!? I don’t get why people have such aversion to tofu, but not to chickpeas, or kidney beans, or whatever kind of bean they like? I personally love all beans and I have heard 1/2 cup a day can add years to your life (from the Blue Zones diet)..
Tofu can actually be turned into all different textures and take on all sorts of flavours to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. I personally wasn’t a fan years ago because I to have had some very disgusting tofu dishes prepared by your’s truly 😉
Once I learned how to prepare it, I fell in love with it. As much as I love a crispy tofu on salads, this Scrambled Tofu has become almost a weekly standby. It not only makes for a hearty brunch, but also a very satisfying dinner!
SO WHAT MAKES A GOOD TOFU SCRAMBLE?
- A super yummy spice mixture
- Hearty veggies that add texture and flavour
- The right tofu texture
I can’t believe I haven’t shared one of my top meatless dishes with you yet! This is full of flavour without being full of salt. It also has lots of texture with red peppers, mushrooms, and black beans, and it’s incredibly satisfying!
I like to use extra firm tofu because I like a more chewier scramble verses a silky which you’d get from using the silky variety. I love runny eggs but for some reason I like my tofu more chewy.
My favorite ingredient, and in my opinion, essential for this dish is the black salt. I ordered mine off of amazon but your local Indian market may carry it. Don’t let the color throw you. It’s not black! It’s pink and the miraculous thing, it gives your tofu that eggy taste. This salt tastes just like eggs. Super weird I know.
How to make this dish…
- first make the spice mixture
- next sauté your veggies
- drain your beans
- add tofu to your sautéd veggies
- break it apart and now add your beans
- add spice mixture
- heat through
- serve warm with optional toppings
This is definitely one of my TOP meatless Monday meals. One of the best things you can for your health and for our earth is to eat more plants.
This past weekend we also celebrated Earth Day by planting trees. Shaklee was busy planting trees all weekend long. Their goal was to plant 10,000 trees and this would not have been possible without all of YOU! I personally helped plant 15 trees which I think is pretty cool 😎. Thanks again friends for your orders 💚
But a BiG shout out to my brother who ordered 200 plus trees. A mix of plum, ash, hazelnut, etc .
And I thought running in the wind was hard….
Trust me, planting trees in these conditions…way more DIFFICULT 😳.
If you don’t like Tofu, I hope this dish converts you to #teamtofu
It’s soooo YUMMY 😋
The Best Tofu Scramble
INGREDIENTS:
For the spice mix:
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon black salt (also called kala namak) or regular salt
- ¾ teaspoons turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
For the tofu scramble:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced (about 1 ½ cups sliced)
- 1 red pepper, chopped or tri color peppers
- ½ yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 454g block medium-firm tofu OR 2 349g blocks extra firm silken tofu (a little more or less tofu won’t make a big difference)
- 1 19oz can black beans (2 cups), drained and rinsed
DIRECTIONS:
- Add all of the spice mix ingredients into a bowl and stir to combine.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add coconut oil. When hot, add the mushrooms, peppers, onion, and garlic and sauté for about 8 minutes until everything just starts to brown.
- Add the tofu blocks and break it apart with your spoon or hands. Stir till you get a nice scramble texture with lots of chunks. Stir in the spice mix and black beans. Heat through for another 5 – 8 minutes until hot.
- Top with your favorites…I like avocado and plant based feta
Team tofu?
Do you eliminate meat on Monday’s? or do you try to eat more plants?
Is it windy where you live?
It’s still freezing here and incredibly WINDY!
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