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Smoky Southwest Tofu Scramble with Kale

Crumbled tofu seared until golden with sweet peppers, onion, cumin and smoked paprika, finished with black beans and lime, served beside garlicky wilted kale.

Smoky Southwest Tofu Scramble with Kale

Ingredients

  • 1¾ lb800 gFirm tofupressed and crumbled
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell peppersliced into thin strips
  • 1 medium120 gGreen bell peppersliced into thin strips
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionthinly sliced
  • 1 cup172 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 9½ cups chopped200 gKalestems removed, chopped
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tbsp30 gOlive oil
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¼ tsp1 gGround turmeric
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • 8 tortillas192 gCorn tortillas

Steps

  1. Prep first: press the tofu between towels for 10 minutes, then crumble it. Slice the red bell pepper, green bell pepper and onion, chop the kale, mince the garlic and chop the cilantro.
  2. Heat half of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, red bell pepper and green bell pepper and cook 6 to 7 minutes until soft and browned at the edges.
  3. Push the vegetables aside, add the tofu and cook 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until lightly golden.
  4. Sprinkle in the cumin, smoked paprika, turmeric, half of the salt and the black pepper; stir 1 minute until fragrant.
  5. Stir in the black beans and cook 2 minutes until hot. Turn off the heat, stir in half of the lime juice and the cilantro, and transfer the scramble to a platter.
  6. Wipe the skillet, heat the remaining half of the olive oil over medium heat and add the garlic for 30 seconds. Add the kale and the remaining half of the salt and cook 3 to 4 minutes until wilted, then toss with the remaining half of the lime juice.
  7. Warm the corn tortillas in the dry skillet about 30 seconds per side. Serve the scramble with the kale and the tortillas.

Contains: Soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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