This recipe combines veggie bacon or smoked tofu, onion, sweet potatoes, and beets for a hearty breakfast meal or a side dish.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp high-oleic safflower oil (or olive oil)
- 6 ounces "veggie bacon" or smoked tofu, cut into strips
- 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 2 cups minced onion
- 1 pound sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and diced
- 1/2 pound beets, cooked, peeled, and diced
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
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- Optional Toppings
- Hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges
- Apple Balsamic Syrup (see below for recipe)
Preparation:
Heat the high-oleic safflower oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot enough to sizzle a bread crumb, add the veggie bacon or tofu in a single layer. Fry over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes on each side (until crisp), then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a double thickness of paper towels. Set aside.
Reheat the skillet over medium heat. (It's okay if some of the safflower oil is still left in it.) When the pan is hot, add the canola oil and the onions and saute for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the onion is soft and translucent.
Stir in the sweet potatoes, beets, garlic, and salt, and spread the mixture out to allow maximum contact with the hot pan. Let it cook without stirring for about 5 minutes, then stir it around and continue to cook until it is lightly crisped all over.
Stir in the bacon or tofu and serve hot, topped with slices of hard-boiled egg and a drizzle of Apple Balsamic Syrup, if desired.
Apple Balsamic Syrup Recipe
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Source: Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe by Mollie Katzen (Hyperion)
Reprinted with permission.
Reheat the skillet over medium heat. (It's okay if some of the safflower oil is still left in it.) When the pan is hot, add the canola oil and the onions and saute for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the onion is soft and translucent.
Stir in the sweet potatoes, beets, garlic, and salt, and spread the mixture out to allow maximum contact with the hot pan. Let it cook without stirring for about 5 minutes, then stir it around and continue to cook until it is lightly crisped all over.
Stir in the bacon or tofu and serve hot, topped with slices of hard-boiled egg and a drizzle of Apple Balsamic Syrup, if desired.
Apple Balsamic Syrup Recipe
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Source: Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Cafe by Mollie Katzen (Hyperion)
Reprinted with permission.
