Recipe(tried): Tofu and Pumpkin Seed Burgers

Hi there! My mom posted this recipe on the vegetarian board a while ago and I thought that you might like to try them. She said that they were really good!

This is a high-protein burger that doesn't taste"good for you".

4 slices stale or toasted sandwich bread
1 1/2 cup cooked, drained black beans
1/3 cup hulled , unsalted pumpkin seeds, toasted
1 16 oz. pack of firm tofu
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 T. grated fresh ginger
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 T. miso paste
3/4 cup minced onion
1/2 tsp. salt
fresh ground black pepper to taste
1-2 T. canola or corn oil

1. chop the bread fine, or break it into pieces and whirl it to crumbs in a food processor. In a food processor or with a potatoe masher , coarsly chop beans. Coarsly chop toasted pumpkin seeds. Combine the beeans, bread, and seeds in a large bowl.

2.Cut the tofu intop 4 pieces and squeeze each piece with your hands, letting the crumbled tofu fall into the bowl of mashed beans. Toast to cumin seeds in a small skillet over low heat, stirring until they become fragrant. Add ginger, garlic, cumin, miso and onion to the bowl with the bean mix. Add tofu. Mix together with hands. Mix in salt and pepper. If mix is too moist andd more bread crumbs. Form into paties.

3.Heat large skillet, preferably cast iron(non stick skillets don't yealt a crispy crust), over medium heat. Add1 T oil, and place burgers in the pan as you can without crowding them. Pan-fry the burgers, in batches if necessary, until the undersides are a golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Flip the burgers,, and cook them about 3-4 minutes more. serve right away. Makes six very large burgers. Enjoy!