Student Eats: Tofu & Peanut Patties!

Something abit different from me today on the blog! I've been trying to incorporate more lifestyle into my blog this month and from now on in I shall be doing a monthly healthy eating series designed for students!

This month we have Tofu & Peanut Patties, these are a perfect healthy substitute for burgers and only take 30 minutes to make!

Ingredients

(Makes enough for one - 2/3 patties)

        ¼ onion -5p

1 garlic clove - 2p

       ½ cup unsalted peanuts - 40p

         fresh coriander - 20p

        65g Firm Tofu - 40p

         ¼ cup brown rice (precooked) - 9p

        ½ tbsp soy sauce - 1p (if that!)

Olive oil for shallow frying - 1p (if that!)

Total cost to make:  £1.18 (rough estimate based on ASDA & Sainsbury Prices for the quantities shown) 

Total Calorie Count: 433kcal (roughly)

STEP 1: Roughly chop the onion and garlic and fry in a pan with a small amount of olive oil until golden. 

STEP 2: Crumble the tofu into a bowl and add the rice, fried onions & garlic, peanuts, coriander and soy sauce. Blend together until a rough sticky paste is formed. 

STEP 3: Divide the mixture into even piles and form into patties using your hands (it gets messy be warned). Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and place the patties evenly apart. 

STEP 4: Cook on each side on a medium-high heat for a couple of minutes until golden brown and piping hot! 

STEP 5: Plate up and serve with your preferred accompaniment. A toasted burger bun with lettuce, cucumber and mayonnaise works well as does a simple side salad! 

*PLEASE NOTE THIS DISH IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE WITH NUT, GLUTEN OR SOY ALLERGIES*

That's it! How simple is that?! You may notice a courgette in my Ingredients photo but not in the final result, that is because I had roasted courgette and Dan had a tomato salad. His plate looked much more appetizing than mine so I decided to photograph his plate rather than mine! 

COOKING BLOOPERS!! 

Yup that is one attractive couple right there! Here you can see first hand that making these patties is a messy job! Oh and Dan is a nuisance in the kitchen!