Fish & Chips-Style Tofu Sandwich

Ingredients

• Tartare Sauce

  • ⅓ cup (75 ml) mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup (75 ml) 5% plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp dill pickles, cut into small dice
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers, drained and chopped
  • 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon juice
  • Cayenne pepper, to taste

• Tofu

  • ½ cup (125 ml) dill pickle juice
  • 1 lemon, zest finely grated
  • 1 block (350 g) extra-firm tofu, halved lengthwise, then halved widthwise
  • 1 ¼ cups (190 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup (250 ml) blonde ale, cold
  • Vegetable oil, for frying

• Sandwiches

  • 4 milk, kaiser or ciabatta buns, halved horizontally, toasted
  • Iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced, to taste