I love cottage cheese with salt, pepper and chopped up veggies--tomato, cucumber, peppers, etc... I also love to add pesto...yum

I'm a big fan of a breakfast bowl of polenta topped with peeled, fire roasted canned tomatoes and a little cheese.

I usually get weird looks when I mention this, but I love oatmeal with butter and soy sauce mixed in. People tend to think of oatmeal with sweet accompaniments, but it works. One of my favorite snacks is leftover rice with butter and soy sauce, and I figure that oats aren't that different from rice. One day I tried it with oatmeal, and I loved it.

Steel-cut oats with a bit of sesame oil, soy sauce, chili bamboo shoots, scallions, and a sprinkle of Nanami Togarashi.

Or how about chilaquiles with beans? Or a bean burrito? I can think of several Mexican dishes that would be great for breakfast.

Italian? Stuffed manicotti?

In the summer, I love toast with melted mozzarella, fresh tomato slices, and s&p.

I will usually do a tofu scramble if I want a non-egg option, with veggies and roasted sweet potato.

I also do a savory oatmeal. I saute some onions and veggies in a little olive oil (usually some sort of greens and mushrooms, whatever is on hand and in season and maybe some sliced apple) then add cooked oatmeal and mix it all together.

Most mornings I do a variation on the cheese sandwich. Usually it is either broiled cheese on toast or a grilled cheese sandwich; during warmer weather I may have a good whole grain bread and room temperature cheese. I can't do anything sweet in the morning (I usually have some fruit or juice around 11 when I can stomach sweet stuff), so this works for me.

I second poha! Poha is perfect for every meal! We make it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack whenever we feel like we need sometiong really delicious! We use this simple recipe for it:

http://indianfood.about.com/od/sidesandsalads/r/poha.htm

Although we leave out the potatoes and add a pinch of chili powder for extra heat.

The only hard part is finding poha, but once you get your source you are set. Pretty much any indian grocery carries it. If they have "thick" and "thin" poha make sure to get thick!

Leftovers from supper.

I like cold rice pilaf if I have leftovers. Cold pizza is another favorite.

Laughing Cow cheese is good on toast or low fat crackers. It is also delicious spread on apples.

Another favorite is avocado on crusty bread or mulitgrain toast with a sprinkle of kosher salt and lots of black pepper.

Another suggestion from India -- upma, which is a South Indian breakfast food made from cream of wheat. There are different versions of it, but it usually has some dal in it, mustard seeds, chilis, and often some vegetables. As a North Indian, I have never actually made it myself, but have eaten it at people's homes and it is really, really good. If anyone has a good and not-too-difficult recipe that is at least reasonably authentic, please pass it on!

I love cous cous made with chickpeas, it's a delicious side for dinner and is wonderful cold in the morning. :)

My quick breakfast is often beans and toast. A great way to start the day.

I love oatmeal with an egg mixed in; it's a great combination.

Rice soup!

I went through a phase where I'd have a crusty roll with taleggio cheese and a cup of instant miso soup every morning at my work desk. It was so satisfying. I could go for that right now.

Typically, soup is my favorite breakfast food.

Congee!! It's rice porridge and us Chinese eat it for breakfast all the time. It can be topped or cooked with all manner of lovely savories. And especially good with a fried dough stick. Mmmm.

I've also been wanting savory breakfast options (though I like meat). My current fave is a black bean, rice & bison sausage burrito, though it'd be easy enough to skip the sausage. It definitely keeps me full until lunch time, which is more than I could say for the yogurt & peanut butter or cheese & apples I was doing before.

Fish is meat, but a traditional Japanese breakfast is, basically, grilled/broiled fish, steamed rice, miso soup, pickles. It's actually really wonderful, and you could bake some tofu with soy sauce and mirin instead.

Also: Leftover potato salad and fruit. Especially Japanese potato salad (http://www.justhungry.com/2006/05/japanese_potato.html is a good one)!

Potatoes! Potatoes potatoes potatoes.

If I'm headed out the door for a run or a hike and don't have much time in the morning, I'll melt some cheese and roll it up in a tortilla. Not fancy, but it's great fuel.

One of my favorite breakfast places in Boston served a dish that was basically just a huge plate of homefries topped with tons of sauteed veggies and cheddar cheese. Delicious. Homefries topped with chili are also delicious. Tofu scrambles are another vegan winner.

I eat toast with peanut butter almost every single morning for breakfast. It's not really brunch fare, but it's delicious. I have to be honest, though, brunch without eggs just seems hard for me to wrap my head around.

Vegetable dumplings, as in dim sum. I've traveled all over the world, and I've found that most cultures serve savory breakfasts over sweet.

I totally second congee (aka jook or rice porridge)! You can add anything to it so it can totally be vegetarian.

Also, my mom used to make oatmeal but put in ground beef seasoned with a little salt and soysace. It was really good, so if you can put a meat substitute that would also be yummy. I do something a little different: make my oatmeal with chicken bouillon flavored water. Use vegetable broth!

Noodle soups are big for breakfast in some Asian countries.

Some of my favorites: a toasted bagel with cream cheese, sliced tomatoes and capers...oh yum... I also love to make biscuits and gravy (without meat) - you can do this by making a gravy base of onions and butter, or you can use soy/tvp replacements, I am also big on potatoes...some homefries, or hash browns and a sliced tomato is yummy, Another thing I make that is a favorite are potato cakes. My dad's favorite food is mashed potatoes...and when we had left overs he would make potato cakes the next morning to go with breakfast - you essentially take the potatoes - you can thin them if they are really thick with a bit of milk, you can thicken them and make them stick together better with an egg , and you add salt, pepper, any other seasoning you might want then you cook similarly to small pancakes on a griddle - the important thing is that you don't want the potatoes really runny, just pliable so that you can scoop them out and flatten them a bit and they will stay together. Yum.

Sardines on rye crackers or rye toast with strong mustard.

Cottage cheese filled crepes!

Scrambled tofu with turmeric along with other spices; the turmeric makes it the color of eggs. Then brown rice and yogurt makes it all a "yogi breakfast."

i had a leftover slice of spanokopita for breakfast this morning and it was fabulous!

This spinach rice gratin with tofu from 101 Cookbooks is a regular on my bfast menu.

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/spinach-rice-gratin-recipe.html

Another vote for savory oatmeal! I like mine with soy sauce, a spoonful of peanut butter, and a dash of srirachi sauce. Throw in any veggies you have lying around. So good and satisfying...

Oh, also, toast with butter and Marmite. It always hits the savory spot. Always.

The mistake people make when they're new to Marmite is to spread the stuff on like it's jam or peanut butter. If you've never had Marmite or have had a bad experience ('cos the stuff is really concentrated and intense), mix just the tiniest bit of Marmite with a big dollop of softened butter first. Mix thoroughly until the butter is evenly caramel colored, then spread it on toast. You can up the amount of Marmite as you get a feel for how umami/salty you like your toast.

I like it with cheese and freshly ground black pepper sometimes too.

I'm barely ever awake of a morning, but I'd do a bagel with cream cheese or peanut butter, buttered toast, potatoes of some kind (hash browns, roasted, etc.) with ketchup/salsa/cheese/veggies, leftover pizza or pasta, or rice (either in a bowl or as onigiri or yaki onigiri). Cottage cheese is a good option too, if you want something a little more savory than yogurt.

And I could totally eat a bowl of mild curry for breakfast, with paneer or cottage cheese and some warm naan.

I eat meatless/eggless several days a week. Typically this would include one of the following, depending on my mood:

1. Thai fried rice with whatever veg is around - includes fish sauce, garlic, chilis, leftover rice and whatever veg is around.
2. Congee with shredded ginger and soy and sometimes an egg if I want it.
3. Chillas - Indian garbanzo bean pancakes fried thin on a tava/griddle just like a dosa - made with besan, cumin, chili powder, salt, ginger, tomato and sometimes onion.
4. Leafy green vegies with shallots and lemongrass stewed in coconut milk over rice.
5. Any leftover dal stuffed into a pita bread and eaten as a sandwich.
6. Any leftover curry over rice.

Oh - and poha of course, as someone mentioned above! Great for breakfast with any veg. I typically make mine with carrots and onion. Or potato.

And also uppama with veg sometimes and a side of yogurt. Indian breakfasts are the BEST!

I've been thinking about this too! My favorite solution so far is homefries with toppings that add protein and veggies, and my favorite version of that is these Southwestern homefries: http://www.aseasontotaste.com/2010/03/southwestern-homefries/

I also sometimes cook red lentils for breakfast, or make a cake with potato shreds cooked in a skillet with a filling in the middle -- try mushrooms and cheese, for example.

And there are some baked goods options, like these vegan scones:
http://www.amateurgourmet.com/community/2010/04/cinnamon-oatmeal-scones.html

Up here in farmville, we generally have a lot of potatos, carrots, and onions -- anything easy to grow, nutritous, and in bulk supply which will keep over the winter.
It's the easiest thing to cook a little extra with dinner, and mash up the leftovers to be panfried with butter in the morning. Tasty and full of energy to get the day started right.

Seriously, this is awesome! Thanks so much for the answers...I think I will have new breakfasts for the next year! I don't know why but I've really had a hard time being creative with breakfast, which i definitely my biggest meal of the day.
-Amy

I sometimes make potato pancakes or socca (chickpea crepes) for breakfast. Yum!

Cupcakes.

As someone who hates sweet breakfasts, I can relate. I recall as a kid taking my pancakes and smothering them in margarine and unsweetened yoghurt while everyone else loaded on the syrup. Yuck. Most days I eat leftover dinner for breakfast, other wise I'm fond of toasted tomato sandwiches, tofu scrambles, or breakfast burritos.

You might be interested in the "Vegan Brunch" book by Isa Moskowitz, it's got tonnes of non-standard savoury breakfast ideas. Tempeh scramble, savoury pancakes, tomato-rosemary scones, breakfast risotto, Indian mashed potato pancakes, spinach potato squares. It has so many unexpected, savoury recipes. I've found it really inspiring. Good luck, and happy experimenting!

I used to make vegetable pancakes a lot... grated potatoes, onions, and zucchini in a basic pancake batter, cooked on a griddle and topped with sour cream and chives.

I also have a recipe for cheddar and rye waffles (would be good topped with a fried egg), but I've never tried it because I don't have a waffle maker. It's a Moosewood recipe.

Both of these recipes have an egg in them though...

And continuing the Indian breakfast theme - I thought of another one I make a lot - kitcheree, which is rice and dal.

I saute cinnamon sticks, cloves, cardamom and bay leaves in oil, and sometimes some red chilis. Add soaked drained rice and stir in hot oil a few minutes, then add equal part soaked and drained mung dal and some turmeric and fry a few more minutes. Then add boiling water, some salt, and sugar and cook until water absorbed and everything is tender but not a complete mush - then add a tsp or so of ghee and sauteed veg also if wanted. It's more tender than a pilaf but not mushy like a congee. I serve it with yogurt on the side.

A simpler version has just cumin toasted in oil - then add dal, rice, salt turmeric and ghee.

Agree, Kitcheree. It can be make into a great burrito with a flour tortilla sitting in for chapati bread. Great breakfast with chili pickle and yogurt.

Fresh hash browns! You grate the potatoes (some people peel them too) and pat dry, and fry flat in oil or butter. SO good and loads better than the frozen ones from bags.

Uttapam is so yum! It's like a savory South Indian pancake.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/flat-rice-bread-from-southern-india-uttapam-recipe/index.html

I too love oatmeal with savory fixings--salt and pepper and butter if I'm keeping it super simple, cheese (goat, a Laughing Cow wedge), and if I have a lot of time, sauteed mushrooms and onions! I also really like a toasted English muffin spread with hummus and topped with cucumbers.

Fried potatoes are just about my favorite thing ever. Leftover boiled potatoes cut up and fried in some butter (I suppose olive oil would work to be healthier), salt, and pepper. Throw in any other leftover veggies you have too and it's great. I usually also add eggs, bacon, or sausage but it's perfectly good without any.

I like to eat mine scooped up in some hot buttered toast.

Polenta and Morningstar soy sausage, breaded and fried in butter with syrup. Yummy!

And breakfast burritos, with local whole wheat tortillas, scrambled egges and poblanos, beans, cheese, salsa.

veggie okonomiyaki. it's a delicious savory pancake-like contraption filled with your choice of veggies, but usually cabbage as the base- I like scallions and shredded carrots in there too.

The batter calls for an egg, but you could probably just use milk instead...

I am a fan of soup for breakfast, just about any kind. And I love all the rice ideas, will have to try this!

Here's what I made: I learned this from my mother. Kanji is good for breakfast, lunch or dinner. If you're making it for lunch serve it with coconut sambol & papadam (thin rice wafers deep fried or cooked on the flame). If you can't get fresh coconut milk use canned. I always use fresh which makes a difference.

Kanji (Tamil) / Porridge

Red rice - 1 cup

Fresh coconut milk - 3 cups

Chopped Swiss chard & kale - 3 cups

Medium shallots - 3 chopped lengthwise

Thai green chillies - 3 cut lengthwise

Salt

Lime wedges

Water

Method:
Rinse rice and cook it until it's half done or little chewy. Meanwhile cook the greens separately in a little water. Add them, salt and the coconut milk to the rice. Bring to a boil then lower the fire & simmer until you get a creamy/porridge like consistency. Put the shallots & chillies ten minutes before you turn the stove off. Serve in bowls with lime wedges on the side.

Note: Avoid the chillies or have them without the seeds or substitute them with serrano or halapeno.

i did a low carb thing for a while and got addicted to half a can of tuna, a pile of broccoli with balsamic vinegar, and a couple slices of avocado for breakfast. it kept me full and happy for hours.