Marinated Tofu-and-Eggplant Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 pound eggplant peeled ()
• 2  muffins split english toasted
• 2 teaspoons ginger fresh minced peeled
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoons honey 
• 2 teaspoons horseradish prepared
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise light
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce low-sodium
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar 
• 2 large shiitake mushroom caps fresh
• 0.5 pound spicy tofu firm ()
• 2 tablespoons water 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking pan
• broiler
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. To prepare marinade, combine first 6 ingredients in large shallow baking dish.
3. Cut 2 slits into top of each eggplant slice.
4. Add the eggplant slices, tofu slices, and mushrooms to marinade.
5. Let mixture stand 6 minutes, turning after 3 minutes. Arrange eggplant, tofu, and mushrooms on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 6 minutes on each side.
6. Pour remaining marinade over eggplant, tofu, and mushrooms.
7. Combine mayonnaise and horseradish in a small bowl.
8. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly over muffin halves. Top bottom half of each muffin with 1 eggplant slice, 1 tofu slice, 1 mushroom, remaining eggplant slice, and muffin top.