My Coco and GF Tofu Burgers

"She likes dresses with no corsets, shoes with no heels, and hats with no feathers.  That's my Coco..."

When she was very young Coco Chanel had a relationship with a wealthy fellow named Étienne Balsan.  He was amused by her because she did not follow the fashion of the time.  She borrowed his clothes, refused to ride sidesaddle and wore plain straw boater style hats with no feathers.  That was the beginning of the new Chanel look.

She might have also liked burgers with no beef.  Like tofu burgers.  I just discovered firm sprouted tofu.  The sprouting makes it alive and easier to digest.  Once you add all the fixings, it is a delicious burger substitute.

Tofu Burgers

makes 4 burgers

1 14 oz. square of firm sprouted tofu
olive oil
4 gluten-free buns, lightly toasted
1 fennel bulb, sliced thin and caramelized
1 cup grated English cheddar cheese
sliced pickles
1 cup micro-greens
2 tbs. mayonaise mixed with 1 tbs. mustard

Cut 4-3/4" slices across the widest part of the block of tofu.  Using a biscuit cutter a little bigger than your buns cut the slices into circles.  Pat dry.  Sprinkle a little salt on the tofu circles.  Save the scraps of tofu to crumble into a salad.  

Heat 1/4" of olive oil in a cast-iron skillet big enough for the 4 circles of tofu.  Fry the tofu on both sides until golden brown, adding the cheese to the second side.  Slather the buns with the mustard-mayo mixture.  Put the tofu burgers on the buns and top with the pickles and micro-greens.


No corsets, no heels, no feathers and no meat.  


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