Beetroot and tofu burgers

It’s a bit of a waste to roast a single beetroot, so what I do is buy a bunch, rub them with oil and salt and roast them slowly, uncovered, until they have gone soft. When they are cold, shove them in a bag in the freezer.

Ingredients:

  • a medium sized beetroot, roasted, peeled and grated
  • 125g smoked tofu, grated
  • 30g red rice, cooked according to the packet and cooled
  • 50g mushroom, grated
  • 1 tsp red miso paste
  • 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp plain flour ( the mixture was quite wet when I made it, it might be better to cook the mushrooms first to lose a lot of the moisture )
  • 1 egg
  • Ground black pepper.

Method:

  • Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl
  • Shape into burger shapes
  • fry until browned, turning over as necessary

Note: The mixture was quite wet so I ended up cooking these in a couple of little crumpet moulds to hold them together. Allowing the beetroot to drain and / or frying the mushrooms first might solve this, in which case you’ll only need the 1 tbsp flour.

The picture shows these served with roasted tomatoes and Indian themed tartiflette.