All the classic Italian flavour pairings in this delicious Italian Buffalo Breakfast Burger

Italian-inspired vegetarian burger with parmesan fried aubergine slices, fresh tomatoes dripped with zingy lemon juice and salt, creamy milky buffalo mozzarella and a perfectly crispy fried egg all wonderfully slathered with a caper-basil mayo. Breakfast, brunch or lunch, it’s now yours to enjoy.

Italian Buffalo Breakfast Burger

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Italian Buffalo Breakfast Burger combining fresh Italian flavours of mozzarella, parmesan, aubergine, lemon, capers and basil

Author: Flaevor
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 1x
Category: Burgers
Method: Stove Top Cooking
Cuisine: Modern Fusion

Ingredients

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1 burger bun
Butter at room temperature
1 egg
Oil for frying
2 slices tomato
Squeeze of lemon juice and sea salt
1/2 small aubergine, sliced lengthways into 1/2 cm thickness
75g mozzarella
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan
1 Tbsp capers, chopped
60ml mayonnaise
1 Tbsp chopped basil leaves

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Instructions

Combine mayonnaise, capers and chopped basil leaves.
Squeeze a little lemon over tomato slices and sprinkle with salt.
Heat a frying pan with oil. Brush each slice of aubergine with hot sauce and sprinkle with salt. Fry until golden brown on each side. When the first side is ready, turn aubergine slices over and sprinkle each slice with 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese. Before removing, turn Aubergine over one last time to crispy fry the parmesan cheese. Remove from pan and set aside.
Fry egg sunny side up until crispy around the edges. Sprinkle with salt.
Toast insides of brioche bun then brush with butter
Spread caper-basil-mayo evenly on each inside brioche bun.
Layer parmesan aubergine, mozzarella, tomatoes and last of all fried egg.

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