This tofu scramble recipe with black beans is a vegan breakfast idea that’s simple and delicious: just a few simple ingredients bring big flavor.

Ironically, in my last post about recipe inspiration I said we didn’t find much inspiration from traditional cookbooks. Here’s an exception to the rule: Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Turshen’s cookbook, It’s All Good. We’d heard quite a buzz about it, which generally makes us wary, but this one stood up to the hype (to us at least!). We were excited to find several recipes that were simple, fresh concepts, and adapted this tofu scramble recipe with go-to-black beans as one of our first attempts.

Here’s an even easier version! This Easy Tofu Scramble takes just 10 minutes.

How to make this tofu scramble recipe

If you’ve ended up here, you’re probably into tofu! Suffice it to say, Alex and I weren’t tofu fans until fairly recently. We don’t eat a lot of it, but we do love it on a vegan banh mi or marinated tofu in a spring roll noodle bowl (or even on pad Thai). Years ago I was at a conference and when breakfast was served, along with the standard institutional eggs I was happy to see a vegan breakfast idea: a tofu scramble! And it was actually very delicious. After that experience, I’d been wanting to make my own tofu scramble recipe.

The concept of a tofu scramble recipe couldn’t be simpler: crumble the tofu, then saute it in a skillet, similar to scrambled eggs. For our tofu scramble recipe, we’ve added fresh garlic, cumin, and plenty of salt and pepper. On its own tofu has literally no flavor, so it’s begging to be amped up. Adding the garlic and cumin brings a super savory umami element. Make sure to well salt your tofu scramble recipe: taste it to make sure the flavor pops!

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How to make black beans

The black beans in this tofu scramble recipe are truly Go-To, which is what they’re called in It’s All Good. The beans are cooked straight from the can with the can liquid, along with some cilantro, olive oil, and garlic. It’s a perfect quick way to add flavor to canned beans, which can be lacking right from the can. These beans are a great compliment to the tofu scramble: and with both, it’s a protein packed vegan breakfast idea! We can’t wait to make this one again; it’s a great brunch, lunch, or light dinner.

And, we’re so excited to be sharing this recipe with you right from our new kitchen! We’re all moved into our new house and we can’t wait to share with you all about the long road it took to get here. Here’s a post about our entire kitchen reno! We’re so incredibly thankful to our friends and family for their amazing help in what was an incredibly exhausting weekend. But we’re in!

Looking for more vegan breakfast ideas?

Outside of this tofu scramble recipe, we have dozens of vegan breakfast ideas and quick healthy breakfast recipes on our website. Here are a few of our favorites:

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This tofu scramble recipe is vegetarian, gluten free, vegan, plant based, dairy free, and sugar free.