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This is the BEST vegan breakfast sandwich recipe you’ll ever find! It’s packed with over 50 grams of protein and is incredibly nutritious!
If you’re looking for a hearty, protein packed, and filling vegan breakfast recipe you’re in the right place. This vegan breakfast sandwich is one of my favorite breakfast recipes EVER!
It’s perfect for the gym rat vegan that wants to gain mantain weight and is such a classic breakfast sandwich flavor!
As someone on a weight gain journey who also focuses on maintaining her weight, I’m in the gym 4-5 times per week. The key to getting more protein on a vegan diet is to make sure every aspect on your plate has a good amount of protein.
What I love so much about this vegan breakfast sandwich is that literally everything in it has protein from the bagel down to the scrambled egg replacement!
Protein in this vegan breakfast sandwich
Bagel- My bagel has about 9-10 grams of protein depending on its size!
Pumpkin Seed Scramble– This serving of pumpkin seeds (pepitas) provides about 21 G protein
Crispy Tofu- Half a block of Big Mountain Foods Soy Free Fava Bean Tofu gives 32 G protein.
Total= 63 G protein from fully plant based sources with no animal cruelty, heck yeah!!
What You’ll need
- Bagel– Make sure you get a high protein bagel!
- Fresh Spinach Leaves
- Tofu– I personally used a soy free fava bean tofu because it has more protein than regular soy tofu!
- Pepitas- aka shelled pumpkin seeds
- Kala Namak- aka Black Salt, provides “eggy” flavor. Grab a bottle using this link.
- Nutritional Yeast– gives food an umami, “cheesy” flavor. Get some here.
- Onion powder
- Garlic Powder
- Poultry Seasoning
- Water
- Black pepper
- Flour
- Plant Milk
How to make vegan breakfast sandwich
Step One:
Pat your tofu dry (make sure you’re using super extra firm tofu, this has the most protein amount!) and prepare one bowl of plant milk.
Combine your flour and dry seasonings for the breaded mixture into another bowl, you should have two bowls now.
Step Two:
Cut your tofu block into 3 thin slices. Dredge the tofu into the plant milk first, then the flour second making sure the entire surface is covered with flour. Do this with all three pieces.
Now, spray your tofu with oil and cook in the air fryer at 400 F/ 204 C for 15-20 minutes. (can bake in the oven at 400 F/204 C for about 20 – 25 minutes give or take)
Step Three:
Cook your pumpkin seeds (pepitas) in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Once it is cooked, wash it 2-3 times. **Make sure the pumpkin seeds have cooled down before touching them** This is to get the green skin off so the “eggs” don’t look like green eggs and ham from Dr. Seuss!
Step Four:
Combine the cooked and rinsed pumpkin seeds, garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, black pepper, black salt, and water into a blender and blend until well combined and smooth.
If you don’t think the color is yellow enough, feel free to add more turmeric.
Step Five:
Now, put a pan on low heat and pour the “egg” mixture in. Once the mixture starts to bubble, stir it around the pan.
The “eggs” will be ready in about 3-5 minutes. They should be fluffy and have slightly firmed up.
Step Six:
Toast your bagel to your preferred setting and grab a plate. Assemble the sandwich with your crispy tofu, vegan “eggs”, and fresh spinach leaves. Feel free to add some hot sauce or vegan cheese, it would taste delicious here!
Dig in and enjoy!
How to store vegan breakfast sandwich
This vegan breakfast sandwich is best eaten right away. However, it is meal prep friendly if you break it down!
Keep the uncooked pumpkin “egg” mixture in a mason jar until you’re ready to cook. It lasts in the fridge up to 5 days and only takes 5 minutes to cook! Store the tofu in the freezer and pop into the airfare or oven for a few minutes. It will taste like you just made it!
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The ULTIMATE Vegan Breakfast Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 Bagel
- Handful Fresh Spinach Leaves
Pumpkin seed vegan "Egg"
- 1/2 Cup Pepitas aka shelled pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Salt (Kala Namak) gives signature "eggy"-y flavor
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric
- Pinch Black Pepper
- 3/4 Cup Water
Crispy Breaded Tofu
- 1/2 Block Super Extra Firm Tofu sliced in 3. I use soy free Fava bean tofu by Big Mountain Foods
- 1/2 Cup Flour
- 1.5 Teaspoons Nutritional Yeast
- 1 Teaspoon Poultry seasoning this has no poultry
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Pinch Black Pepper
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1/2 Cup Plant Milk
Instructions
- Pat your tofu dry (make sure you're using super extra firm tofu, this has the most protein amount!) and prepare one bowl with your plant milkCombine your your flour and dry seasonings for the breaded mixture into another bowl, you should have two bowls now.
- Cut your tofu block into 3 thin slices. Dredge the tofu into the plant milk first, then the flour second making sure the entire surface is covered with flour. Do this with all three pieces.Now, spray your tofu with oil and cook in the air fryer at 400 F/ 204 C for 15-20 minutes. (can bake in the oven at 400 F/204 C for about 20 – 25 minutes give or take)
- Cook your pumpkin seeds (pepitas) in boiling water for 10 minutes. Once it is cooked, washed it 2-3 times. **Make sure the pumpkin seeds have cooled down before touching them** This is to get the green skin off so the "eggs" don't look like green eggs and ham from Dr. Seuss!
- Combine the cooked and rinsed pumpkin seeds, garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, black pepper, black salt, and water into a blender and blend until well combined and smooth. If you don't think the color is yellow enough, feel free to add more turmeric.
- Now, put a pan on low heat and pour the "egg" mixture in. Once the mixture starts to bubble, stir it around the pan.The "eggs" will be ready in about 3-5 minutes. They should be fluffy and have slightly firmed up.
- Toast yor bagel to your preferred setting and grab a plate. Assemble the sandwich with your crispy tofu, vegan "eggs", and fresh spinach leaves. Feel free to add some hot sauce or vegan cheese, it would taste delicious here!Dig in and enjoy!
