Curried Eggplant and Tomato Burgers

Curry spices give these burgers a sweet, complex heat. If you can’t find a Japanese eggplant, use a baby eggplant or the smaller Italian eggplant—too much eggplant will add too much water to this recipe. I love these burgers as sliders. They’re wonderful freshly cooked, but they firm up very nicely when cooled, such that they make an excellent on-the-road snack, packed up in a container for lunch, or an appetizer for your favorite yogurt sauce. Slather with Sp