Beef Burger With Grilled Eggplant And Arugula - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 None fresh small red Thai (serrano) chili peppers, finely chopped
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/3 cup stale breadcrumbs
1 None egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup Greek-style yogurt
1/3 cup hummus
1 medium eggplant
1 loaf ciabatta, cut into 4 pieces, each piece split and toasted
1 cup baby arugula leaves

Preparation

Combine the beef, garlic, tomato paste, onion, chili pepper, parsley, breadcrumbs and egg in a large bowl. Shape the mixture into four patties.
Combine the yogurt and hummus in a small bowl.
Cut the eggplant into 6 slices lengthwise; discard the 2 skin-side pieces.
Cook the patties and the eggplant, in batches, on a heated oiled grill pan (or on the grill) until browned on both sides and cooked through.
Spread the cut-sides of toasted bread with the yogurt mixture. Sandwich the arugula, eggplant and patties between toast pieces.