Tempeh Sausage with Eggs and Roasted Tomatoes
Plant-based breakfast patties made from boiled tempeh and cremini mushrooms seasoned with thyme and paprika, served with slow-roasted plum tomatoes, poached eggs, and baby spinach.
From The Young Forever Cookbook

- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Category
- Breakfast
Nutrition (estimated)
per 1 plate- Calories
- 360 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 720 mg
Ingredients
- 6 plum tomatoes, halved
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- Leaves from 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 8 oz tempeh
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 0.5 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup roughly chopped cremini mushrooms
- 2 tsp thyme leaves
- 1 tsp paprika
- 0.5 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 4 large pasture-raised organic eggs
- 2 cups baby spinach
Instructions
- Roast tomato halves cut-side up with olive oil, garlic, and thyme at 350°F 30–40 min.
- Boil tempeh 10 min; drain. Sauté onion in 1 tbsp avocado oil 4–6 min; add garlic 1 min, mushrooms ~8 min. Stir in thyme, paprika, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper.
- Pulse mushroom mix in food processor to a crumble; add tempeh and pulse until it holds together. Form 4 patties; chill 10 min.
- Sear patties in remaining oil 3 min/side; bake 5 min at 350°F.
- Poach eggs 4–5 min. Serve over spinach with patty, egg, and tomatoes.
Active Compounds
Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.
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From: Tomatoes
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From: Baby Spinach
May Support
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