TOFU WALNUT BURGER

I am always trying to add more protein sources to my family's diet. If I don't make it attractive and delectable, my kids will refuse to touch it. If I call it burger, they line up to eat it before I can finish saying 'burger'. This way they eat their protein and veggies and have their junk food fix (in the form of healthy food of course). I add some oven baked sweet potato fries along with it. Adults love it too. Try it out.

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups Arugula/Mixed Greens
Burger Buns

BURGER PATTIE

2-3 Cups Tofu, scrambled/shredded (Substitute Paneer)

6 Tbsp Whole Wheat Flour (Substitute Rice Flour for a gluten free version)

1/2 Onion, minced

1/2 Lemon, juice

1/2 Cup Walnut, coarsly chopped

2 Green Chilli, finely chopped (optional)

2 Tbsp Cilantro, minced

1 Tbsp Garam Masala (Substitute Curry Powder)

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

AIOLI

1 Cup Mayo

1/2 Lemon, juice

2 Tbsp Cilantro, minced

Pepper to taste

PROCESS
1. Drain all the water from the tofu and strain it with a muslin cloth. Need the tofu to be as dry as possible. Then scramble it.
2. Combine the rest of the ingredients of the pattie together with the tofu.
3. Add more flour if the pattie does not form easily. Make even sized patties.
4. Line a cookie sheet with silpat or spray some cooking spray.
5. Brush the patties lightly with oil and place on cookie sheet and under the broiler on Med/Hi
6. Keep a close eye on it. Once the patties begin to brown, flip them over and let them cook till the other side browns too.
7. If you don't want to broil it, you can always shallow fry them in a pan.
8. Combine all the aioli ingredients together.
9. Assemble the burger on the buns with some arugula topped with the pattie and the aioli. So delicious and healthy.