Saturday, October 18, 2014

Burger Night

End-Of-Summer Burger "Recipe"


What a week it's been! It included witnessing a car accident and being so shaken about it that I couldn't explain the guy who picked up when I called 112 (same as 911) where I was - all I could think of was "on the road". It also included a parent conference evening at school that lasted till 8:30 pm and two very emotional staff meetings about a pupil that has serious problems...


Quelle semaine! J'ai été témoin d'un accident de la route et j'étais tellement choquée que je n'arrivais pas à dire au pompier que j'avais au téléphone où cela s'était produit, tout ce qui me venait à l'esprit, c'était "sur la route". J'en profite pour le féliciter pour son professionnalisme et le calme avec lequel il m'a parlé. Il y a aussi eu une soirée de rencontre parents-professeurs qui n'en finissait pas et deux réunions très éprouvantes émotionnellement pour l'un de mes élèves...


Yesterday evening, I came back home feeling exhausted and having absolutely no energy to cook proper food... 


Hier soir, j'étais tellement vidée que l'idée de préparer un vrai repas ne m'emballait pas...


So I'm going to share with you a very easy but delicious burger recipe. It's so easy it's barely a recipe.


Je vais donc partager avec vous ma "presque recette" de burger très facile à faire même si l'on est fatiguée.


What you need:
  • Individual breads,
  • olive oil,
  • garlic,
  • pesto,
  • chicken breasts,
  • zucchini/courgette,
  • eggplant,
  • red pepper,
  • cherry tomatoes.

Ce dont vous avez besoin:
  • des petits pains individuels,
  • de l'huile d'olive,
  • une gousse d'ail,
  • du pesto (pas maison, ce soir-là!)
  • des blancs de poulet,
  • une courgette,
  • une aubergine,
  • un poivron rouge,
  • des tomates cerises.


What you have to do:
  • In a small bowl, pour some olive oil and add small pieces of garlic in it. Stir.
  • Cut the egg plant in slices, dip them in the garlic oil and lay them in a pan lined with baking paper.
  • Do the same with the red pepper and the chicken.
  • Put the pan in the oven (I heat mine at 180°C or 350°F).
  • Ten minutes later, do the same with the zucchini (it cooks faster than the eggplant).
  • Twenty minutes later (meanhile, pour yourself a drink - it's also in the pictures!), add the bread, cut in half) in the oven.
  • Make the burger in that order: spread some pesto in the bread, add a slice or two of zucchini, a slice or two of eggplant, half a chicken breast, the top of the bread. 
  • Serve with the grilled pepper and cherry tomatoes.

 Ce qu'il faut faire:
  • Dans un petit ravier, verser de l'huile d'olive et y ajouter une gousse d'ail en petits morceaux.
  • Couper l'aubergine en rondelles, les tremper dans l'huile rapidement et les déposer dans un plat à gratin recouvert de papier cuisson.
  • Faire de même avec le poivron rouge et le poulet.
  • Mettre au four à 200°C.
  • Dix minutes plus tard, ajouter les rondelles de courgette (cela cuit un peu plus vite).
  • Vingt minutes après  (pendant ce temps, se préparer un apéro), ajouter le pain, coupé en deux.
  • Dresser le burger: étaler une fine couche de pesto sur le pain, déposer une ou deux rondelles de courgette, puis d'aubergine, la moitié d'un blanc de poulet, la deuxième moitié du pain.
  • Servir avec les poivrons grillés et des tomates cerises.


 Of course, this must be eaten in front of the TV, watching something very intellectual and wearing sweat pants. (Something is wrong in the previous sentence - can you find it?)


Bien sûr, c'est le genre de choses qu'il faut manger devant la télé, allumée sur un programme intellectuel, et en jogging... Quelque chose est faux dans la phrase précédente... Saurez-vous le retrouver?


See you soon,

A bientôt,


PS1: About the car accident I witnessed, the mother and her two children in the involved car had nothing but bruises and a sore body even tough the car ended up on its roof.

PS1: Je tiens à vous rassurer: la maman et ses deux enfants qui étaient dans la voiture que j'ai vu se retourner sur le toit n'ont rien eu d'autres que des bleus, des contusions et une grosse frayeur.

PS2: Karen, I hope you'll try the recipe in your new pizza oven!

PS3: I'm sharing my recipe with:

 Dwellings-the Heart of You Home        Ivy and Elephants        Photobucket


24 comments:

  1. Your burger night recipe sounds very good. I never though of egg plant on the sandwich, but it does sound good. So sorry that you had a terrible day. Relax, put your feel up and have a glass of wine and do not watch cartoons LOL.
    Have a great weekend.
    Mary

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  2. What an awful experience! Thank god no one was seriously hurt. Your recipe sounds like the ultimate comfort food. YUM!

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  3. Magali and her terrible, horrible, no good day! But the chicken burger looks scrumptious.

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  4. This looks delicious, but more importantly, I hope that you are ok. It sounds like you were having a horrible time, and I hope that has ended now. Make sure that you keep breathing and take care of yourself.

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    1. I think a second glass of wine is needed after the week you had. The burger looks delicious.

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  6. Magali, I'm very sorry that you experienced such a high level of stress this past week! I commend you on having the presence of mind and the creativity to write such a cool post about your comfort meal. Usually comfort foods are not healthy but this is burger and vegetable combination is so lovely in all ways! I will bookmark this post so that I can try this dinner soon!

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  7. From my own experience, witnessing an accident is the next awful thing after actually being in the accident: both give skyhigh stress levels! Besides, when you see it happen, it often takes longer for you to know if they were all right (where the victims instantly know themselves...) Glad all turned out well, and hope you have a lovely week!! Marcy

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    1. I'm trying to take it slow this week as France is on school holidays!

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  8. Sorry about witnessing the accident, that's so traumatizing. This meal and beverage look like just the thing to feel better. You're watching Frozen. :) My brother just moved in with me and my girls made him watch Frozen the other night. This sandwich looks awesome!

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  9. Là , je crois que le programme intellectuel est de la revue du 14 juillet.
    Ta recette facile me plait sauf le pesto. J'aime tous les ingrédients qui sont dedans, mais séparément, je n'arrive pas à avalé du pesto tout fait.
    Je te souhaite deux semaines de vacances très reposantes. Bises. Babette

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  10. Glad to hear that the family involved in the accident were okay. SO very scary. My new favorite burgers are quinoa burgers, but I love fried eggplant burgers too. I am always on the lookout for new burgers as I don't eat beef. These sound wonderful. xo Laura

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    1. I often do burgers with chicken, I hope you'll try that one. I'm going to check quinoa burger recipes.

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  11. Wow, that looks de-lish!!! I wish I could get my husband to eat eggplant. I love a good tofu burger but even that he won't touch.

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  12. We had a very bad accident just a few blocks from home a few weeks ago. it was traumatic because it was so close. You hamburger looks ever so good, but the only vegetable I don't like is eggplant! So I'd put a nice big portabello mushroom on top! Comfort foods are a good thing, it encloses us with a "safe and comforting" feeling.

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  13. What a tough week for you, glad you've got some comfort with great food!

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  14. Yes, witnessing accidents is very nerve wracking, but I am glad to hear all was well except for bruises. Tough to deal with student issues, also...and perhaps demanding parents...but I think your healthy meal helped to calm your nerves and give you strength to face another day. Of course the drink and 'intellectual' television viewing must have helped too! Wishing you a better and less stressed week ahead and thank you for the delicious recipe! xo Karen

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    1. I'm watching 101 Dalmatians tonight, I hope it's not too intellectual!

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  15. La recette me tente... je vais la tester un de ces jours... Je te conseille, moi aussi, de te reposer et de ne plus penser aux élèves, aux cours à préparer, aux copies à corriger et de ne regarder que des programmes intellectuels à la télé...

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  16. How lucky for the mom and her kids!! That is good news Magali. Sorry you had to see it though :( I am definitely going to try this in the pizza oven and I really can't find anything wrong with your intellectual showtime meal. Looks perfect to me! Cheers.

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  17. So glad mother and children are okay, Magali. I can see why you were shook up. Your meal looks delectable. It has all the right ingredients as far as I'm concerned. It's good to see that even if you're exhausted you still eat well. :) xxx ~ Nancy

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  18. Oh, yum! I wish I could have one right now (even though I'm going to bed in a few minutes) :)

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  19. What a dreadful time. I had to ring 999 once and couldn't even get my hands to dial the number properly, so I understand you completely.
    The burger looks scrummy.

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