mushroom and quinoa burger
- 150g button mushrooms
- 150g firm tofu, drained
- 227g can water chestnuts, drained
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1½ cups (130g) quinoa flakes
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 wholemeal rolls, halved
- snow pea sprouts, sliced cucumber, thinly sliced daikon radish, pickled ginger and black sesame seeds, to serve
wasabi tofu mayonnaise
- 300g silken tofu
- 2 teaspoons mirin
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon wasabi paste
- 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
- Place the mushrooms in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Place in a large bowl. Place the tofu and water chestnuts in the food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the tofu mixture, tahini, egg, garlic, salt, pepper and ½ cup of the quinoa flakes to the mushroom, and mix to combine. Shape into 4 patties.
- Place the remaining quinoa flakes on a plate and gently press each patty in the flakes to coat. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook the patties for 3 minutes each side or until golden.
- To make the wasabi tofu mayonnaise, place silken tofu, mirin, rice wine vinegar, wasabi paste and sea salt flakes in a small food processor and process until smooth. Set aside.
- To serve, spread 2 tablespoons of the tofu mayonnaise on the base of each roll, top with a patty, sprouts, cucumber, daikon, ginger and sesame. Top with the remaining roll halves to serve. Serves 4.
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