SATAY TOFU BURGERS WITH PICKLED ONION AND CHILLI JAM

SATAY TOFU BURGERS WITH PICKLED ONION AND CHILLI JAM

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 27, 2017.

Creamy satay sauce is the star of this dish.


Ingredients

SATAY TOFU BURGERS

  • ½ cup vinegar (e.g. red wine, white wine, white)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 300g firm tofu
  • 2 tablespoons veggie chilli jam
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

PEANUT SATAY SAUCE

  • ½ teaspoon finely grated ginger
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 sachet peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 can coconut cream (shake well before opening)
  • Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)

SPINACH AND APPLE SIDE SALAD

  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar (e.g. red wine, white wine)
  • ¼ teaspoon runny honey
  • ¼ teaspoon wholegrain mustard
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves
  • 1 apple
  • 1/2 telegraph cucumber

TO SERVE

  • 3 burger buns

Steps

  1. oven to 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. In a small pot, bring vinegar, salt and sugar to the boil. Place sliced onions into a small bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over onion and leave to pickle for about 10 minutes. Toss regularly.
  3. In another small pot, mix all peanut satay sauce ingredients and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low-medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until thickened slightly. If sauce is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until it reaches desired consistency.
  4. Pat tofu dry with paper towels and slice into 6 pieces. In a small bowl, combine chilli jam and hoisin sauce. Cover tofu with the chilli jam mixture and leave to marinate for a few minutes.
  5. In a medium bowl, mix oil, vinegar, honey and mustard. Roughly chop baby spinach; slice apple in half then thinly slice (discard core); peel cucumber into long, thin ribbons, stopping when you reach the core. Add all to bowl with dressing and toss to combine. Season to taste.
  6. Slice buns in half horizontally and place on prepared tray. Warm in oven for 3-5 minutes. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on medium heat and cook tofu for about 2 minutes each side, until golden and caramelised. Reserve excess marinade.
  7. spread base of each bun with peanut satay sauce. Top with two pieces of tofu, reserved tofu marinade, a small handful of salad and pickled onions. Spread any remaining chilli jam on top half of bun, and place on top of burger. Serve remaining salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2512 kj
600 kcal
Protein 24.1g
Carbohydrate 65.0g
Fat 25.3g