Little Claire's Corner: Creating Tofu Burgers!

Hello World,

One of my goals for May was to cook something completely new, something I have attempted to make before. Following a recipe of being creative.

After a week of working in the nice sunshine, I decided I wanted to spend my Saturday in the garden in the sunshine and have a lovely day reading. Turns out the sunshine didn't want to appear until four pm. But I still made the most of it.

My family wanted to do a BBQ style dinner that afternoon and I wanted to join in. Being a vegetarian, I didn't have anything to contribute. So in a moment of panic I raided the fridge and looked up PinInterest.

Where I found a recipe to make Tofu burgers. I did however edited to suit what I had in the fridge and cupboards at the moment. Again making something completely different.
In this post tonight, I will share with you how I made these Tofu burgers.

Ingredients:
390 grams of tofu,
Two large chestnut mushrooms
One red onion
A handful of spinach
Three cloves of garlic
Basil to sprinkle
Garlic and Herb dressing, (this is optional, you can tomato paste or something a long those lines)
Coconut oil (Any oil to cook with really)

Method:

Fry the mushrooms, onions and spinach in a frying pan with the oil, until cooked. Normally for about five minutes. Put to one side and leave to cool
Drain the tofu, by either reading the package or however you normally drain tofu. I normally drain it by placing it in a tea towel and between two chopping boards with a heavy book on top.
Place 250 grams of tofu in a blender with the garlic and basil. Blend until smooth. Leave the leftover tofu for a bit.
In a large bowl place the smooth tofu and the vegetables, stir together until well mixed.
Grate the left over tofu into the bowl and stir together. Add the Garlic and herb dressing and mix together. Place in the fridge for up to 30 minutes.
Remove from fridge and split into six patties.
In a frying pan, heat up the oil (you can use the same pan as the vegetables) and place a patty on to it. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, flipping occasionally. I used a medium-high heat for this part.