Turmeric Tofu Scramble with Blistered Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 400 g extra-firm tofu
• 250 g Yukon gold potatoes
• 200 g cherry tomatoes
• 90 g baby spinach
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 3 cloves garlic
• 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Dice the Yukon gold potatoes into 1 cm cubes. Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a wide non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, add the potatoes in a single layer, and leave them undisturbed for 4 minutes so they can form a crust — moving them early is why home scrambles go soggy. Toss and cook 4 minutes more, until a fork slides in with no resistance and the edges are deep golden.
2. While the potatoes cook, drain the extra-firm tofu and press it between two clean kitchen towels for 2 minutes to squeeze out surface water. Crumble it into rough bite-sized pieces with your hands, not a fork, so you keep some large curds instead of a uniform mush.
3. Push the potatoes to one side of the pan, add the remaining olive oil and the crumbled tofu, and let it sit untouched for 3 minutes until the bottom edges turn light golden and release from the pan on their own.
4. Sprinkle over the ground turmeric, smoked paprika, nutritional yeast, fine sea salt and black pepper, then fold everything together for about 1 minute — the pan should smell warm and toasty and the tofu should take on an even egg-yellow colour.
5. Slice the garlic thinly, add it with the cherry tomatoes to the pan, and press the tomatoes gently with the back of a spoon. Cook 3 minutes over medium heat until the skins split, the juices go jammy, and the garlic smells sweet rather than sharp.
6. Kill the heat, pile the baby spinach on top and fold it through; the residual pan heat wilts it in about 60 seconds and keeps it bright green instead of grey. Scatter with chopped fresh parsley and serve straight from the skillet.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories

583

Protein

42 g

Fat

33.4 g

Carbs

39.7 g