Breakfast Bagel
This morning’s breakfast bagel sandwich features a quick and easy Chickpea Scramble with violife cheddar on a toasted sesame bagel.
Morning Breakfast Bagel
Recipe courtesy of Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen!
This morning’s breakfast bagel sandwich features a quick and easy Chickpea Scramble with Violife cheddar on a toasted sesame bagel. The flavours of this scramble are more chickpea forward than egg. Add more Kala Namak salt at serving for a sulphuric eggy finish. The tapioca flour gives the chickpea a slight rubbery texture that’s similar to chicken eggs. There are even little crispy edges that form like the edges of fried eggs.
Breakfast Bagel
Cuisine: Esther Approved, Egg-free, vegan
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Author: Chef Linda | Esther's Kitchen
Ingredients:
1/2 cup chickpea flour
1 Tablespoon tapioca flour
1/4 teaspoon Kala Namak salt, plus more to taste at serving
Dash of ground black pepper
1/2 cup water
Pat of nondairy butter for the skillet
Preparation:
1. Whisk all ingredients, except the nondairy butter, in a mixing bowl.
2. Heat a skillet on medium heat. Melt the vegan butter.
3. Pour the batter in the pan. Begin to move the batter with a spatula as if cooking scrambled eggs.
4. Cook for 5 minutes or until the pieces of chickpea scramble are fully cooked. Serve
ENJOY!
3 Pepper Onion Omelette
3 Pepper and Onion Omelette.. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
3 Pepper Onion Omelette
Recipe courtesy of Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen!
The 3 peppers are 2 jalapeños, 1 orange bell pepper, 1 poblano pepper and 1/2 medium yellow onion that were sautéed before making the omelette. This batter makes a tofu egg scramble or an omelette. The texture of the tofu egg omelette is light and fluffy. The everything bagel is by O’Doughs. The Canadian style bacon is by Yves veggie cuisine. Both products are available in Canada and the US.
Omelette Batter
Cuisine: Esther Approved, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan, Paleo
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Yields: 2 cups batter/2 servings (1 cup per serving)
Author: Chef Linda | Esther's Kitchen
Batter Ingredients:
1 lb (454g) organic firm tofu, refrigerated and water drained out
3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons potato starch
1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning, optional if you don’t have it on hand
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2 shakes turmeric powder, used for color, omit if you don’t have it
1/4 teaspoon kala namak salt for eggy taste (add more at serving)
Other Ingredients:
Cooking spray or vegan butter for pan
Preparation:
1. Add all batter ingredients in a blender. Blend on low until combined. Pour out a 1 cup measure for each omelette.
2. To make a Tofu Omelette, heat a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add non-dairy butter in the pan to coat the bottom. Pour the 1 cup batter in the center of the pan. Smooth out to an 8” circle. Cook for 1 minute then turn the heat down to medium. Cover the pan with a lid. Shift the pan over the burner to prevent any sticking. Cook the omelette for about 5 minutes on one side or until surface is cooked. Flip the omelette over. Add non-dairy cheese and sautéed peppers, onions or uncooked baby spinach. Fold the omelette over and cook for about 30 seconds until the nondairy cheeze melts. Serve
3. To make a scramble, follow the above directions and cook the omelette uncovered for 3 minutes. Begin to scramble the omelette. Cook until the scramble texture is desired. Add non-dairy cheese and spinach or other veggies. Serve
4. Refrigerated any leftover batter in the refrigerator for 2 days.
ENJOY!
Aquafaba Mayo
Aquafaba Mayo. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
Aquafaba Mayo
Recipe courtesy of Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen!
Refrigerate the liquid left over from canned or home cooked white beans and chickpeas. This bean juice is called Aquafaba. It’s delicious as a mayo. Adjust the salt, vinegar and sweetener to your taste.
Aquafaba Mayo
Cuisine: Esther Approved, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Vegan, Paleo
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yields: 1-1/2 cups
Author: Chef Linda | Esther's Kitchen
Ingredients:
6 Tablespoons refrigerated bean juice (Aquafaba ) from 15 oz can of butter beans, great Northern beans, chickpea/garbanzo, or cannellini beans
1/2 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon golden light agave or maple syrup
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 cup organic sunflower oil or other neutral oil
Preparation:
1. Add the cold bean juice in a tall jar. Use a hand immersion blender to blend the bean juice on high until it turns opaque white and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2. Add in the salt, sweetener, and vinegar. Continue to blend with the immersion blender and slowly start drizzling the oil in stages while you blend. The mayo will begin to thicken in about 1 minute. Blend for 1 more minute on high.
3. Transfer the Aquafaba Mayo in a sealed jar. Refrigerate up to 1-2 weeks.
Notes:
1. The mayo will thicken more in the refrigerator.
2. Remove any bean bits from the Aquafaba.
3. Electric hand mixers can be used if you don’t have a hand immersion blender. The blending container works best if it’s a jar and not a bowl. Use the whisk attachment of the electric mixer or one beater.
4. If you wish to have an eggy taste to your mayo, add a pinch of Kala Namak salt at serving. The sulphuric aroma will dissipate and will not stay in your mayo for an extended period. Use regular sea salt or pink Himalayan salt in the recipe.
ENJOY!
Tofu Scramble and Omelette Batter
Tofu Scramble and Omelette Batter. Recipe by Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen.
Tofu Scramble and Omelette Batter
Recipe courtesy of Chef Linda of Esther's Kitchen!
Note from Chef Linda: A constant focus on the products we share here is the availability to everyone on a global scale. Does everyone have access to the commercially made egg substitutes globally? The answer is no. When I switched to an Esther Approved lifestyle, the only product that was available locally for me was the Ener G egg replacer. I used it in baking. It’s not an egg substitute that makes omelettes or scrambles. I started to get serious and experiment with silken tofu and chickpea flour for scrambles and omelettes when I was diagnosed with my egg allergies 8 years ago. I rarely made or ate tofu scrambles or omelettes because I was eating chicken eggs as a vegetarian at the time. Chicken eggs were creating inflammation in my body. I also developed an allergy to the proteins in eggs. Some of the ingredients in this recipe should be available online if you can’t find them locally. This batter makes a tofu egg scramble or an omelette. The texture of the tofu egg scramble is light and fluffy.
Tofu Scramble and Omelette Batter
Yields: 2 cups batter/2 servings (1 cup per serving)
Author: Chef Linda | Esther's Kitchen
Batter Ingredients:
1 lb (454g) organic firm silken tofu, refrigerated or shelf stable type, drain water out of the package
3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast
3 tablespoons potato starch
1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning, optional if you don’t have it on hand
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2 shakes turmeric powder, used for color, omit if you don’t have it
1/4 teaspoon kala namak salt for eggy taste (add more at serving.)
Cooking spray or vegan butter for pan
Preparation:
1. Add all Batter Ingredients in a blender. Blend on low until combined. Pour out a 1 cup measure.
2. To make a Tofu Omelette, heat a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Spray the pan with cooking spray. Pour the 1 cup batter in the center of the pan. Smooth out to an 8” circle. Cook for 1 minute then turn the heat down to medium. Cover the pan with a lid. Cook the omelette for about 5 minutes on one side or until surface is cooked. Add nondairy cheese and fresh baby spinach. Fold the omelette over and cook for about 30 seconds. Serve
3. To make a scramble, follow the above directions and cook the omelette uncovered for 3 minutes. Begin to scramble the omelette. Cook until the scramble texture is desired. Add nondairy cheese and spinach. Serve
4. Refrigerated any leftover batter in the refrigerator for 2 days.
ENJOY!