One of our favorite breakfast places in San Diego is Mission Cafe (at any of their three locations). And the one item we order every time we go there is "Zen Breakfast": a potpourri of zucchini, brown rice, tofu, eggs, and scallions, served warm. You get your vitamins, carbohydrates, and protein all in one delicious package! Unable to go down to San Diego for a few months, we decided to try to recreate the dish ourselves. We think we got fairly close -- close enough to get that "Zen feeling".The problem with this recipe is that you have several ingredients to prepare in parallel, ideally finishing them at the same time: grill or bake thick slices of green and yellow zucchini (we used a grill pan) and cut them into bite-sized pieces, cook brown rice according to instructions on the package, fry or bake tofu (or perhaps buy baked tofu at one of the better supermarkets, break it into crumbs, and heat them up), scramble eggs, chop scallions and cilantro, and whisk together the dressing. The last step, however, is easy: mix it all together and serve.
- 2 green and 2 yellow zucchini, sliced length-wise
- 1 cup (when dry) brown rice
- 12oz/230g tofu, extra firm
- 4 eggs
- 4 scallions
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Dressing (measurements are approximate)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1"/2.5cm piece of ginger, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (though probably not needed)