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Vegan Peanut Tofu Burgers

Nutrition (per serving):
Calories: 617 | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 33g Sugar: 15g
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 617 kcal

Ingredients
  

PICKLED ONIONS

  • 1/2 cup (120ml) apple cider vinegar
  • 1 red onion, sliced very finely

MARINADE (DOUBLES UP AS A SAUCE)

  • 1/2 cup (120ml) peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari (for GF version) + more to season tofu
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp maple syrup, adjust to taste
  • 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp sambal oelek (or other chilli sauce), adjust to taste
  • 1-2 tsp finely grated ginger, adjust to taste

REMAINING INGREDIENTS

  • 14-28 oz (400-800g) firm cotton tofu*, pressed
  • 1 tbsp neutral oil
  • 4 burger buns (GF if needed)
  • 1 ripe avocado, sliced
  • 8 small lettuce leaves
  • half a cucumber, shaved with a speed peeler
  • fresh coriander
  • black sesame seeds, to garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Place the apple cider vinegar and 120 ml / ½ cup of water (use less water if you want the pickles to be sharper) in a small pan and bring to the boil. Place the finely sliced onions in a jar and pour hot pickling liquid over them. Store the leftovers in the fridge.
  • Cut the pressed tofu up into 4 or 8 (if you wanna have two pieces per burger) equal size pieces. The size will be different depending on the tofu you use, but you’ll end up with 0.5 cm / 0.2″ thick slices.
  • Heat up a griddle pan on a low heat. Brush it with a bit of oil (that’s especially important if the pan isn’t a non-stick one). Alternatively, you can also use the oven at 200° C / 390° F.
  • Place the tofu on the heated-up pan and leave it alone for about 5-10 minutes (depending on the heat and conductivity of your pan) on each side. If using the oven, bake it in the preheated oven for 10 minutes on each side.
  • While the tofu is drying out, place all the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until you get a uniform, thick sauce.
  • Sprinkle dried out tofu with a small amount of soy sauce / tamari (it should absorb it straight away) and then coat it in the marinade and return to the lightly greased pan for about 1-2 minutes on each side. If using an oven, switch the oven to the grill / broil function and grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side, until lightly caramelised.
  • Halve your buns and gently toast them if you wish.
  • Build your burgers by placing a few avocado slices on the bottom half of each burger, follow up with lettuce leaves, peanut tofu, cucumber shavings, pickled onions, fresh coriander, sesame seeds and an extra dollop of peanut sauce.

Notes

*I used 200 g / 7 oz of tofu (two slices) per burger, but you can also get away with half of that.
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