Grilled Lemon-Basil Tofu Burgers

Name: Grilled Lemon-Basil Tofu Burgers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 1 Tbsp extravirgin olive oil; 79 milliliters finely chopped fresh basil; 4 garlic cloves, minced and divided; 255 grams hamburger buns; 2 Tbsps honey; 79 milliliters finely chopped pitted kalamata olives; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 3 Tbsps light mayonnaise; 3 Tbsps reduced-fat sour cream; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams firm or extrafirm tofu, drained; 2 inches thick) slices tomato; 237 milliliters trimmed watercress

The recipe Grilled Lemon-Basil Tofu Burgers is ready in around 45 minutes and is definitely an amazing vegetarian option for lovers of American food. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 253 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, kalamatan olives, hamburger buns, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July.

Instructions

Combine first 8 ingredients and 3 garlic cloves in a small bowl.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

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Bowl

Cut tofu crosswise into 6 slices. Pat each square dry with paper towels.

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Tofu

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Paper Towels

Place tofu slices on a jelly-roll pan.

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Jelly

Roll

Tofu

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Frying Pan

Brush both sides of tofu slices with lemon juice mixture; reserve remaining juice mixture.

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Lemon Juice

Juice

Tofu

Let tofu stand 1 hour.

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Tofu

Prepare grill.

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Grill

Place tofu slices on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill for 3 minutes on each side.

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Cooking Spray

Tofu

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Brush tofu with the reserved juice mixture.

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Juice

Tofu

Combine remaining 1 minced garlic clove, chopped olives, sour cream, and mayonnaise in a small bowl; stir well.

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Minced Garlic

Mayonnaise

Sour Cream

Olives

Clove

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Bowl

Spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise mixture over bottom half of each hamburger bun; top each serving with 1 tofu slice, 1 tomato slice, about 2 tablespoons watercress, and top half of bun.

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Hamburger Bun