Vegan Brunch tofu omelette filled with seared asparagus, red bell peppers and crumbled, smoked potato cheese. Served with curry roasted potatoes and field greens with lemon.
I started to write a couple of corny ‘Fakin’ It’ style post titles above and had to stop myself.
If I was attempting to melt less-than-favorable vegan cheese slices on said tofu omelette, that would be sadly, faking it.
If I was upping the turmeric factor to the level of neon overload, that would be faking it – and pretty damn trippy.
However, I’m not, and don’t think the recipe is going for that, either. It’s a matter of creative emulation. The vegan omelette above is not desperate vegan rip off or a faux omelette or fake omelette or whatnot.
It’s a new original. [Recipe from Vegan Brunch]
One of the reasons I’m involved with Portland’s Vegan Iron Chef organization is because I truly believe – and have seen – flavorful, artisan, vegan cuisine.
This deep thoughts brunch-for-dinner contained no artificial ingredients, and with the exception of locally produced silken tofu and a bulk-purchased curry powder blend, was made from scratch. I certainly think it’s legitimate to call this vegan tofu omelette an omelette, and with the assistance of black salt and a nice pinch of that turmeric, it not only looks and somewhat tastes crazy reminiscent of the real thing, it was cooked on my large omelette/crepe pan.
Signed,
a lady who had BBQ tofuffalo for dinner this week,
jess
Test run #1: smoked potato cheese
Truth: Every time I attempt vegan omelettes, I have a varying success rate of 25% – 50%. Go, go patience.
Aw, your omelette looks terrific. And I’m very curious about that potato cheese.
Given your post title, I am tempted to call it an “emulette” – too far?!?
I’ve never even tried a vegan omelette.
I guess I was always ambivalent about eggy omelettes, so I’ve never been super tempted to try a vegan version. But thinking of it as a “new original” puts a whole new spin on things. Time to search for that black salt!
Until you started blogging about it, I had no idea there was such a thing as a stovetop smoker. Does it fill up the house with a lot of smoke or stong smells (I have a little lovebird who might not react well to that).
One day, I will make an omlette just like yours. Only if I don’t wreck my cast iron pan again
I have yet to attempt vegan omelette. This looks awesome, way to go.
Looks like 100% success to me!
Looks great and I love the choice of filling! But…what about this potato cheese??
I love that omelette recipe.
Two key things for a great vegan omelette:
1. Black salt (eggy taste)
2. Chickpea flour (texture, slight eggy color)
Just my thoughts