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What to do when you're dying to eat burger but you're on a low carb diet? It’s simple: Eggplant burger bun!

And, to side your burger, you can make the Zucchini crisps that I taught here, these days.

 

Recipe: Eggplant Burger Bun

 

Course: Lunch, Dinner. 

Servings: 2 burgers 

Cooking Time: 18 minutes

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 23 minutes 

 

Ingredients: 

-Coconut oil

- 1/4 teaspoon olive oil

- 1 small eggplant; sliced 1/2" thick

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 1/4 teaspoon pepper ( or a seasoning of your choice)

 

Steps:

 

1- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with coconut oil 

2- Season the eggplant slices with olive oil, salt and pepper.

3- Arrange the eggplant slices on the baking sheet 

4- Roast for 9 minutes.

5- After 9 minutes, flip each eggplant piece over. 

6- Return to the oven to roast for another 9 minutes or until cooked and crispy.

7- Transfer to a plate and use as the "buns" to your favorite slider recipe

 

I made mine with turkey, feta and spinach burger, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, cheese, green leaves and turkey bacon! It was yummy!