Method
- In a pan, heat about a tsp of olive oil and sauce the onions until soft.
- Add the mushrooms and cook for another 3-4 minutes and cool
slightly.
- In a food processor, blend 250 gms of the tofu with garlic and cilantro.
- Blend until smooth.
- Transfer this to a bowl and stir in the onion-mushroom mixture, breadcrumbs, tomato paste, vinegar and hot sauce (or sweet chilli
sauce).
- Grate the remaining tofu and add it to this mixture.
- Stir until well mixed and then refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Divide this mixture into 6 patties, pressing together well.
- Coat them well all around with the extra breadcrumbs.
- In a pan, add some olive oil to coat the pan and shallow fry or pan fry the patties.
- Preferably you would want 1 cm (1/2 inch) oil in a deep frying pan.
- Cook them 4-5 minutes on each side or until they are golden.
- Make sure to turn them carefully to prevent them from breaking up.
- Drain on
paper towels (you can also season them with salt now)
- Now starts the assembly.
- Toast the bread. Spread some mayo on one side of each roll.
- Layer the tomato slices - as many as you like.
- Then comes the tofu patty
- Top with spinach/rocket leaves.
- You can drizzle some more of the chilli sauce.
- Press it down with another roll with the spread facing below.
- The burger is all dressed up and ready.
Courtesy: http://chefinyou.com/
Ingredients:
1 red onion, finely chopped
200 gms mushrooms, finely chopped
350 gms hard tofu
2-3 cloves of garlic
3-4 tbsp cilantro
200 gms wholegrain bread crumbs
1 heaped tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp chilli garlic sauce
150gms wholegrain bread crumbs, extra
6 wholegrain bread rolls/pav
1/2 cup mayo (eggless if you want)
Tomato slices or sun dried tomatoes in olive oil to taste
60 gms baby spinach leaves
Hot chilli sauce to serve