Grilled Tofu Burgers

Since I love tofu, I loved this recipe. The Husband thought that the texture was a bit too mushy for him. I am guessing that we should have grilled those a bit longer, so I have incorporated that modification (and a few others) in the recipe below. I left one slice of tofu unmarinated (plain) and grilled it for the Child. He loved it, but he seems to also like to eat tofu raw. Yes, weird...

Adapted from Cooking Light

Burgers:

• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound firm or extrafirm tofu, drained WELL

Sauce:

• 1/3 cup finely chopped pitted kalamata olives
• 3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
• 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 1 garlic clove, minced

6 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns

1. Combine all burger ingredients (minus tofu) in a large bowl/Tupperware with lid. Cut tofu crosswise into 6 slices. Pat each square dry with paper towels. Place tofu slices in the bowl and let marinade at least an hour (I mixed it all up in the morning and left marinade in the fridge during the day).

2. Reserve remaining juice mixture. Place tofu slices on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill for 5 minutes on each side. Brush tofu with the reserved juice mixture.

3. Combine all sauce ingredients and stir well. Spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise mixture over bottom half of each hamburger bun; top each serving with 1 tofu slice, tomato and lettuce, if desired, and top half of bun.