The Carnival Tofu Burger

Name: The Carnival Tofu Burger
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 300 g extra-firm tofu; 4 tbsp jerk BBQ sauce; 3 burger buns; 2 handfuls of crunchy lettuce leaves; 1 ripe plantain

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

So Vegan in 5

By Roxy Pope and Ben Pook

Published 2018

About

We’re really proud of this nifty burger. It took on various forms until we settled on using jerk BBQ sauce and plantain. It’s sweet, sticky and satisfyingly filling.

Ingredients

300 g extra-firm tofu
4 tbsp jerk BBQ sauce
3 burger

Main course
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 140°C/120°C fan/gas mark 1.

Squeeze out any excess water from the tofu and slice it into 4 rectangles, each roughly 1cm thick, then transfer to a plate. Brush 2 ta