Beef Burger With Grilled Eggplant (Aubergine) & Salad Greens Recipe

Name: Beef Burger With Grilled Eggplant (Aubergine) & Salad Greens
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (95 grams or just over 3 ounces); 1/3 cup hummus ((90 grams/3 ounces); 1 medium eggplant (300 grams/91/2 ounces); 500 g ground beef (16 ounces or just over 1/2 ounce); 4 garlic cloves, minced (or more or less depending on taste preferences); 1 tablespoon tomato paste or 2 teaspoons dried australian bush tomatoes; 1 small brown onions (80 grams or just under 3 ounces) or 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped (80 grams or just under 3 ounces); 1 fresh small red Thai chile, finely chopped; 1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped; 1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs (35 grams or just over 1 ounce); 1 egg; 1 loaf Turkish bread, cut into quarters (430 grams/131/2 ounces) or 4 crusty rolls, halved (such as ciabatta); salad greens, to serve (such as baby spinach leaves or rocket)

Servings: persons

1/3 cup Greek yogurt (95 grams or just over 3 ounces)
1/3 cup hummus ((90 grams/3 ounces)
1 medium eggplant (300 grams/91/2 ounces)
500 g ground beef (16 ounces or just over 1/2 ounce)
4 garlic cloves, minced (or more or less depending on taste preferences)
1 tablespoon tomato paste or 2 teaspoons dried australian bush tomatoes
1 small brown onions (80 grams or just under 3 ounces) or 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped (80 grams or just under 3 ounces)
1 fresh small red Thai chile, finely chopped
1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
1/2 cup stale breadcrumbs (35 grams or just over 1 ounce)
1 egg
1 loaf Turkish bread, cut into quarters (430 grams/131/2 ounces) or 4 crusty rolls, halved (such as ciabatta)
salad greens, to serve (such as baby spinach leaves or rocket)

1
Combine the yoghurt and hummus in a small bowl.
2
Cut the eggplant (aubergine) into 6 slices lengthways; discard the 2 skin-side pieces (or put in your freezer bag of vegetable peelings etc. for using to make vegetable stock (see note above).
3
Preheat the grill or barbecue.
4
Combine the beef, garlic, tomato paste (or dried Australian Bush Tomato), onion, chilli, basil, breadcrumbs and egg in a large bowl; shape the mixture into 4 patties; cook the patties and eggplant, in batches, on the heated oiled flat grill or barbecue until browned on both sides and cooked through.
5
Halve the bread pieces (or rolls) horizontally; toast, cut-sides up; spread the cut-sides with the yoghurt mixture; sandwich the eggplant, patties and salad greens between the toasted pieces of bread or roll.

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* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (95 grams or just over 3 ounces), 1/3 cup hummus ((90 grams/3 ounces), 1 medium eggplant (300 grams/91/2 ounces), 500 g ground beef (16 ounces or just over 1/2 ounce), and more.

Yes, Beef Burger With Grilled Eggplant (Aubergine) & Salad Greens falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Beef Burger With Grilled Eggplant (Aubergine) & Salad Greens

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