Quinoa Veggie Burger With Tofu
These quinoa veggie burgers with tofu are packed with protein and veggies! Homemade veggie burgers are hearty, flavorful, and delicious. These quinoa tofu veggie patties are easy to make and are vegan too. Veggie patties are made with cooked quinoa, firm tofu, and a few veggies. The secret ingredient to make these patties heavenly is sriracha sauce…Yum!
This quinoa veggie burger is to die for on freshly baked homemade burger bread! You can add your favorite burger sauce, some fresh greens, juicy tomatoes, and sautéed onions. Doesn’t it sound delicious?Â
I tested these patties on an iron skillet, without breaking them. You will need to cook them on a low-medium heat for making a perfect crispy patty. Gently turn them with the help of two spatulas so the patties won’t fall apart. You can bake these patties as well in the oven for 15 minutes to 400℉/200℃
When it comes to making a veggie burger, always remember to get rid of excess moisture. Extra moisture causes veggie burgers to break so easily while cooking them.
Table of Contents
Ingredients
- Quinoa
- Extra firm tofu
- Breadcrumbs
- Onion
- Garlic
- Carrots
- Green peas
- Cilantro
- Cayenne pepper
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Sriracha sauce
- Vegetable stock
- Olive oil
Quinoa Veggie Burger Step By Step Recipe
How to cook quinoa?
Take a pan, add ½ cup quinoa, and triple wash it in some water. Carefully discard the water. I like to use a strainer. Add 1 cup of vegetable stock to it.
Cook quinoa on medium heat, cover it with a lid for about 5 minutes. Stir the quinoa and cook further for 5 more minutes on low-medium heat, keeping the half lid open.
On low heat, cook quinoa for 3-4 minutes covering it with the lid. Let it sit in the pan for 5 more minutes and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Keep it aside and cool down completely.
How to press tofu?
Take one block of tofu and wrap it in a paper towel or a kitchen towel and sandwich it between two plates, keep something heavy on the top – I like to use pestle and mortar.
Keep it aside for a few minutes. Remove as much water as possible by pressing the tofu.
How to make Quinoa veggie Burger patties?
In a small bowl, soak some frozen green peas for 5-10 minutes and wash them. Now crush them in a mini chopper.
Take a pan and add ¼ tsp of oil and sauté green peas for 2-3 minutes and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, mash pressed tofu, add cooked quinoa, garlic cloves, onion, carrot, coriander leaves, green peas, cayenne pepper, black pepper powder, salt, and sriracha sauce. Mix everything well.
Add ½ cup of breadcrumbs to the mixture. You can add a couple of tablespoon breadcrumbs if needed. Mix everything well. Cover it with a plastic wrap and let it sit in the refrigerator for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Grease your hands with a few drops of oil and take some mixture and form into a round shape and then press it to form a patty shape – make 10 patties out of this mixture.
Heat a griddle on a medium heat. Then, lower the heat and add 1 tbsp of olive oil. Spread it with the spatula.
Transfer the patties to the hot griddle. Do not over crowd them – it becomes hard to turn them. Drizzle one tbsp of olive oil over the patties.
Cook the patties on low-medium heat for about 4-5 minutes and turn them with the help of two spatulas – the patties will not break with this method.
Cook the other side for 3-4 minutes or until it turns golden brown. Turn them again and cook for another 1 minute and set aside.
Assemble Quinoa veggie burger
Warm up some burger buns, spread your favorite burger sauce РI have mixed some butter, sriracha sauce, and tomato ketchup on both sides of the bread. Add some greens followed by tomato slices, burger patty, some cheese, and saut̩ed onions.
You can try my homemade wheat and oat buns recipe. They will go very well these quinoa veggie burger patties.
How To Store Quinoa Veggie Tofu Patties ?
Store quinoa veggie tofu patties in an airtight container for 4-5 days in a refrigerator.
These patties can be easily stored in a freezer safe container for 3 months. Take the required patties and reheat them in an oven or on a stove top on a skillet.
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Quinoa Veggie Burger With Tofu
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Quinoa
- 12 oz Tofu extra firm
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 medium Onion chopped
- 2-3 Garlic cloves grated
- 1 medium Carrot peeled and grated
- 1/2 cup Green peas
- 1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1 tsp Salt or as required
- 2 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 cup Vegetable stock/Water
- 3 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
How to cook quinoa?
- Take a pan, add ½ cup quinoa and triple wash it in some water. Carefully discard the water. I like to use a strainer. Add 1 cup of vegetable stock to it.
- Cook quinoa on medium heat, cover it with a lid for about 5 minutes. Stir the quinoa and cook further for 5 more minutes on low-medium heat, keeping the half lid open.
- On low heat, cook quinoa for 3-4 minutes covering it with the lid. Let it sit in the pan for 5 more minutes and fluff the quinoa with a fork. Keep it aside and cool down completely.
How to press tofu?
- Take one block of tofu and wrap it in a paper towel or a kitchen towel and sandwich it between two plates, keep something heavy on the top. Keep it aside for a few minutes. Remove as much water as possible by pressing the tofu.
How to make veggie patties?
- In a small bowl, soak some frozen green peas for 5-10 minutes and wash them. Now crush them in a mini chopper.
- Take a pan and add ¼ tsp of oil and sauté green peas for 2-3 minutes and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash pressed tofu, add cooked quinoa, garlic cloves, onion, carrot, coriander leaves, green peas, cayenne pepper, black pepper powder, salt, and sriracha sauce. Mix everything well.
- Add ½ cup of breadcrumbs to the mixture. You can add a couple of tablespoon breadcrumbs if needed. Mix everything well. Cover it with a plastic wrap and let it sit in the refrigerator for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Grease your hands with a few drops of oil and take some mixture and form into a round shape and then press it to form a patty shape – make 10 patties out of this mixture.
- Heat a griddle on a medium heat. Then, lower the heat and add 1 tbsp of olive oil. Spread it with the spatula.
- Transfer the patties to the hot griddle. Do not over crowd them – it becomes hard to turn them. Drizzle one tbsp of olive oil over the patties.
- Cook the patties on low-medium heat for about 4-5 minutes and turn them with the help of two spatulas, patties will not break with this method.
- Cook the other side for 3-4 minutes or until it turns golden brown. Turn them again and cook for another 1 minute and set aside.
Assemble veggie burger
- Warm up some burger buns, spread your favorite burger sauce РI have mixed some butter, sriracha sauce, and tomato ketchup on both sides of the bread. Add some greens followed by tomato slices, burger patty, some cheese, and saut̩ed onions.
Notes
- When it comes to making a veggie burger, always remember to get rid of excess moisture. Extra moisture causes veggie burgers to break very easily while cooking them.
- Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃ for 12-15 minutes and bake the patties as well.
- Cook the patties on a hot griddle. You will need to cook them on a low-medium heat for making a perfect crispy patty. Gently turn the patties with the help of two spatulas so they won’t fall apart.Â
- This quinoa veggie burger with tofu makes a perfect vegan recipe.Â
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