Eggplant Burger Recipe

An excellent vegetarian main course, it’s the modern version of eggplant meatballs, a must-have dish of traditional Sicilian cuisine.

Suitable for our kids who do not like vegetables, and for this very reason, I gave it a more succulent touch on top, making them look like small pizzas.

In fact, I was really indecisive about whether to call this dish small eggplant pizzas, but then I changed my mind to the name Burger to attract more young people.

Whether in summer or winter, you can enjoy them cooked in a classic oven or in a microwave with the crisp mode

They have a surface that makes them appealing to both adults and children.

Cost: Very cheap
Preparation time: 30 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Oven
Cuisine: Italian Regional
Seasonality: All seasons

254.49 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 254.49 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 25.92 (g) of which sugars 6.33 (g)
Proteins 12.81 (g)
Fat 11.64 (g) of which saturated 1.28 (g)of which unsaturated 1.64 (g)
Fibers 4.74 (g)
Sodium 304.43 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

14 oz eggplant
1 egg
3.5 oz scamorza cheese
3.5 oz breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian style, see recipe)
2 tomatoes (ripe)
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste extra virgin olive oil (for brushing)
to taste oregano

Eggplant Burger Recipe

Tools

1 Knife
1 Cutting board
1 Non-stick baking pan
1 Oven

Steps

Cut the eggplants into cubes with the skin on.
Spread them out on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Season with salt, pepper to taste, oregano to taste, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
bake at 356°F (180°C) with fan for 20 minutes.
Or microwave on crisp mode for 15 minutes
Once they’re cooked and cooled, place them on a cutting board and chop them with a knife, forming a mince
Transfer them to a bowl, with the egg,
the Sicilian-style seasoned breadcrumbs, and mix
Form 4 balls, grease a baking tray with a little extra virgin olive oil, and place the balls on it.
cut the scamorza cheese into cubes, and place the cubes on each ball.
Press the ball with your hand, forming the burger.
Cut a tomato into pieces, and place it on top of the scamorza cheese, like a pizza.
Bake in a preheated fan oven for another 10 minutes, or in the microwave on crisp mode for 5 minutes.
If you don’t want to turn on the oven, but want to cook the burgers in a pan, don’t immediately add the scamorza cheese and the tomato pieces, but cook the burgers on one side for 3 minutes, then flip them and…
Only after doing so, add the scamorza cheese and the tomato pieces. Finish cooking with a lid and on low heat, until the scamorza cheese has melted.
Garnish with the remaining tomatoes, and serve hot. Here is the Eggplant Burger Recipe