Italian American Burger - Sutter Home Family Vineyards

Ingredients

• 6 slices of eggplant with skin on, sliced to1/4 inch thick
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper
• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup frozen diced onions
• 1/4 pound prosciutto, diced
• 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1.75 pounds of ground sirloin
• 20 medium fresh basil leaves, torn into large pieces
• 1/2 pound fresh mozzarella (in the deli section at your grocer or at a local Italian deli), shredded
• 6 1/2 inch thick slices of Italian bread from middle of a round loaf of Italian bread
• 1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated