Ingredients
- 1 whole Eggplant
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/4 cups Oats
- 1/4 cups Quinoa
- 1/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 teaspoons Garlic
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Thyme
- 1 teaspoon Rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Pepper
- 2 Tablespoons Almonds
- 1 can (14 Oz. Size) White Beans
- Drained And Rinsed
- 1/4 cups Canned Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- Drained
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Slice the eggplant into 13-inch slices.
- Place the slices in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, salt the tops and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Using a paper towel, blot out the moisture.
- Shake off excess salt.
- Brush the eggplant with the olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, flipping midway though.
- Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- (Id suggest turning the oven off, even though youll later reset it to this temperature.)
- In a food processor, grind the oats and quinoa into a flour.
- The quinoa wont grind as well as the oats, but thats OK!
- Pour it into a medium-sized bowl with the whole wheat flour.
- Set aside.
- Roughly cut the cooled eggplant into smaller pieces.
- Using the food processor again, pulse the eggplant pieces, garlic, fresh thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper into a paste.
- Scrape down the sides as necessary.
- Pour into a large bowl.
- Using the food processor again, pulse the almonds a couple times just so theyre roughly chopped.
- Add the white beans and fire-roasted tomatoes.
- Pulse to a paste, again scraping down the sides as necessary.
- Pour into the bowl with the eggplant.
- Mix the eggplant mixture and bean mixtures to combine.
- Mix in the flour mixture until everything is combined.
- Refrigerate the mixture for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Reheat the oven to 400 F. Grease a large rimmed baking sheet.
- Using a 1/4-cup scoop, form the eggplant mixture into patties and set them on the baking sheet.
- Repeat until you use all of the dough.
- You might want to wet you hands because the batter will be sticky.
- Bake the patties for 25-30 minutes, flipping midway through.
- They will be done when a delicious crust is formed on both sides and the patties are slightly firm to the touch.
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