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Mini herbed tofu burgers with asparagus, avocado and watercress salad.
These pretty little oven-baked and vegan tofu patties require only a handful of simple ingredients to make, but they taste amazing. They are the perfect little bites: soft and tender on the inside, crispy on the outside, and full of flavours. These easy-to-make mini burgers are delightful with any fresh salad, fries, or as a slider. They also make a great snack or picnic food, because they are totally delicious cold and warm too.
Oh, tofu, you little a controversial food! I wish I could convience everybody, that you are not as bad as your reputation. In fact you are pretty awesome!
I’ll admit that it took me some time (and a lots of experimenting in the kitchen) to like tofu, but now I truly like it. Tofu is one of the most versatile foods, it absorbs any flavour you give it. You can use it in salads, pastas, stir fries, burgers, sauces, desserts, as a vegan cheese, as an egg replacer, the list is really endless. It’s also a budget-friendly meat or fish alternative and an excellent source of protein and calcium. Yes, tofu is good.
How about you? Tell me, how do you feel about tofu? Love it or hate it?
If you said hate (or love, of course), I urge you to try this recipe. It’s a great way to learn to like tofu, because you can’t even detect it here. All you will find is great, complex, herby flavours, and a spot-on texture. And no soy taste, I promise. Serve the burgers with lemony tahini dressing, guacamole or herbed soy/almond yogurt for a mouth-watering quick lunch or dinner.
If you try this recipe, let me know! I would highly appreciate if you could leave a comment and rate it. Also don’t forget to take a picture and tag it on Instagram (use the hashtag #greenevi) or post it on Facebook! I love seeing what you come up with! ♥︎
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Mini Herbed Tofu Burgers w/ Green Spring Salad
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 300 g/ 10 oz extra firm tofu (preferably pressed)
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 bunch of fresh herbs (I used parsley, wild leek and cilantro)
- 3 tbsp tahini
- 4 tbsp ground almond
- 2 lemons, juice
- 3+3 tbsp cornmeal or breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 cups of watercress
- 1 avocado
- 10 green asparagus
- 1 handful of fresh dill and cilantro
- salt, pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
- Place crumbled tofu, diced onion, garlic, fresh herbs, tahini, ground almond, juice of one lemon, 3 tablespoons of cornmeal, salt and pepper to a food processor and blend until smooth. Adjust consistency with cornmeal or 1-2 tablespoons of water if needed.
- Form mini patties with your hands. Roll them in the mixture of 3 tablespoons of cornmeal and sesame seeds and place on a parchment paper lined sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, flipping half way through.
- Meanwhile slice avocado, cut asparagus into smaller pieces and add to a bowl with fresh dill and cilantro, watercress, juice of one lemon and pepper, and toss to combine.
- Serve mini tofu burgers warm or cold with the salad and dips of your choice*. Enjoy!
Notes
*For the dip on the pictures mix together a cup of almond yogurt, a cup of fresh, chopped herbs of your choice, 1-2 cloves of minced garlic, a little lemon juice and zest, salt and pepper.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Vegan
How light and pretty are those!!! Very very spring-esque 😉
Thank you, Rebecca 🙂
They look delicious with the sesame seeds. I didn’t try tofu burgers, it sounds good.
Thank you, Anca 🙂
I love tofu, it was love at first bite… but then I had a good recipe for it. My friend’s husband bought it once and placed it on the grill as it was, between the steaks and sausages. You can imagine, it was pretty bad! And this is the kind of tofu experience most people I know have, and it is so hard to convince them to give tofu another (more informed) try. The burgers look good, I’ve never had tofu in this way, I have to try this.
Yeeeeeees, OMG, exactly as you say! So sad, that most people only ever try boring tofu dishes.
About 15-20 years ago, when my mom bought tofu for the first time (because it’s a good meat replacer), she had absolutely no idea what to do with it, so just as it was she put it in a pan to roast it a bit. It was so horrible, that I had tofu nightmares and didn’t dare to try it for years after it 😀
Gorgeous! I ca’t eat tofu anymore as I am intolerant of soya but I used to a lot and I do love it. Your burgers look and sound just lovely 🙂
Thanks, Amy!
So sorry, that you can’t eat tofu anymore. Have you tried chickpea tofu? I love it so much!!!
Oh yum!!! These burgers are so little and fun! Sadly, I’m soy intolerant… but I’m glad you can enjoy these yummy burgers! And that fresh salad with avocado is lovely!!
xoxo Cailee!
Thank you, Cailee!
I haven’t tried these burgers with chickpea tofu, but I think they would work too 😉
I LOVE tofu! But yes, you have to cook it the right way in order for it to taste good. And I am pretty sure these patties do the job 🙂 They look so delicious!
Thanks, Josefine 🙂
Oh, I know EXACTLY what you mean about tofu! In regards to the controversy, that is. I won’t hear of it because I absolutely love, love, love tofu. I grew up eating it so much! I love it all the ways, so seeing these super cute, but factually classy-looking tofu burgers gets me all hungry. Btw, how cool is it that you can make food cute AND classy? Such an awesome combo, in my opinion. 😉
I have so many good things to say about this recipe. These tofu burgers look perfectly crispy. Plus, two of my faves about this recipe: the sesame seeds (need I say more?) and the fact that you got these patties THIS crispy with baking, not frying. What what? Nice! I’m serious, Evi, you make vegan eating so much friggin easier. Thank you! xoxo
Oh, and pinning, of course! Like five times. Lol.
Thank you sooo much!
You know, it’s easy for me……coz I’m also so cute and classy!!! 😀
Ah, lucky you with those great tofu dishes from your childhood! I only had horrible ones (I really hope my mom doesn’t read this)…in fact still nowadays I meet those not so good tofu dishes. Which are basically a block of tofu without any spices or marinade cooked in salted water…grrr….
Haha! That you are!! Go, you cute + classy lady! 😉
Yup, my mom cooked up the BEST tofu dishes. She inspires me to this day. Your mom: Lol. But she introduced you to edible flowers!! So it all evens out. 😉 Yup, that’s why you have to make the recipes, so there’s something good out there for all of us to enjoy! 😉
Hahaha, I almost forgot about edible flowers. That one is definitely a huge plus point – I forgive her for the horrible tofu dishes 😀
These mini burgers look splendid, Evi. Love how wast and fun to make these beauties. Loving all the crisp and sesame seeds on top — This plate is perfection. Happy weekend.
Thank you so much, Anu 🙂