Japanese-Style 'Egg' Salad Sandwich ("Tomago Sando")

Name: Japanese-Style 'Egg' Salad Sandwich ("Tomago Sando")
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 10 oz extra-firm tofu, 280gee; 2 tbsp butter; 4.6 oz silken tofu (include liquid), 130gee; 1/4 cup oat milk, 60ml; 1 tbsp nutritional yeast, loosely packed, 10gee; 1 tsp cornflour; 1/4 tsp turmeric; Pinch black salt; Zest of 1 lemon; Sea salt & black pepper; 4 slices fluffy white bread or shokupan

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:5min

Soft white bread filled with a silky tofu scramble that’s rich, fluffy and full of flavour. Lemon zest, black salt, and nooch bring that classic tamago taste.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:40:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories461.8 kcal (23%)

Total Fat23.2 g (33%)

Carbs39.5 g (15%)

Sugars4.5 g (5%)

Protein27.4 g (55%)

Sodium735.3 mg (37%)

Fiber5 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

10 ozextra-firm tofu

280gee

2 Tbspbutter

4.6 ozsilken tofu

include liquid, 130gee

¼ cupoat milk

1 Tbspnutritional yeast

loosely packed, 10gee

1 tspcornflour

¼ tspturmeric

Instructions

Step 1

Prep: Cut extra-firm tofu into 0.5-1cm cubes. Zest the lemon.

Step 2

Sauce: Blend silken tofu, cornflour, and milk until smooth.

Step 3

Scramble: Melt butter in a frying pan. Add cubed tofu, cook for 3 mins. Lower heat, pour in silken tofu blend, then add nutritional yeast, turmeric, black salt, lemon zest, salt & pepper. Stir for 1-2 mins until glossy and thick, mashing gently with a fork. Taste and season.

Step 4

Assemble: Pile the tofu filling onto bread, sandwich together, slice and serve.