BREAKFAST TOFU
Breakfast Tofu is one of many easy, healthy, whole food, plant-based recipes from The No Meat Athlete Cookbook. It’s gluten-free, oil-free, and vegan.
I’ve been following Matt Frazier for years and found his knowledge particularly helpful when I was transitioning from being vegetarian to vegan.
Breakfast Tofu
This breakfast tofu is a mobile version of a tofu scramble, which—while delicious—doesn’t travel well and requires stovetop supervision. Wrap a couple of slices of this tofu in a brown rice tortilla, or sandwich it between two slices of sprouted grain bread with loads of arugula, avocado, and even a few leftover cold roasted root veggies. If you make a big batch on the weekend, you can have your weekday breakfasts prepped and ready to go in three minutes flat. Although we prefer to serve this tofu at room temperature or cold from the fridge (it firms up as it cools), it can be eaten right away, too.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 46kcal
Ingredients
2 packages extra-firm tofu (or sprouted) 16-ounce, drained
1 Tablespoon tamari (reduced-sodium)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon curry powder (yellow)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice each package of tofu into six pieces. Pat dry. Drizzle evenly with the tamari.
Combine the nutritional yeast, cumin, garlic powder, turmeric, curry powder, and black pepper in a large rectangular food storage container with a tight-fitting lid. Place the sliced tofu in the container and shake gently until all slices are covered. (You might need to open the container and rotate the slices a bit.) Let sit while the oven preheats. (The marinated tofu can be refrigerated for up to 1 day.)
Place tofu on the baking sheet. Spread any extra seasoning mix on top. Bake for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Serve at room temperature or cold from the fridge.
Notes
Recipe from The No Meat Athlete Cookbook: Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes to Fuel Your Workouts and the Rest of Your Life © Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine, 2017. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, The Experiment. Available wherever books are sold. theexperimentpublishing.com
I used the EZ Tofu Press to squeeze out the excess liquid from the tofu before following this recipe.