Tofu-Mushroom Burgers

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Tofu-Mushroom Burgers - All-Amer Veg

 

Recipe By : Barbara Grunes and Virginia Van Vynckt

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :

Categories : 2Send Tofusoy

Sandwiches

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons olive oil

4 cups very finely chopped mushrooms

2 cups finely grated carrots

1 cup finely chopped onions

3 large garlic cloves -- or more minced

1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs

3/4 cup fine bulgur

8 ounces extra-firm tofu -- mashed

1 cup dry bread crumbs -- more if needed

1 teaspoon salt

8 whole-wheat hamburger buns

 

1. Heat oil in nonstick frying pan. Add mushrooms, carrots, onions,

garlic and herbs. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until vegetables

no longer give off liquid.

 

2. Remove from heat. Add bulgur, tofu, bread crumbs and salt. Mix

thoroughly. (mixture should be thick and pasty; add more bread crumbs if

necessary.) Form into 8 patties. Place on wax-paper lined plate. Cover

loosely with wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour

and up to 24 hours.

 

3. Spray large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking oil; heat over

medium heat. Add burgers and cook in 2 batches, turning once for about 5

minutes, or until golden and heated through. Serve on buns.

 

EACH: Calories 324 (25% from fat or 9g; Carbohydrates 49 grams (fiber 6 grams).

 

(Source: Adapted from All-american vegetarian Barbara Grunes and Virginia

Van Vynckt, Henry Holt & Company, 1995: p.288).

 

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