68. Eggplant Meatballs From Bite GastroTruck

We're counting down to 68. Eggplant Meatballs from Bite GastroTruckIt would be too easy to name Bite GastroTruck chef/owner's burger in our list of favorite dishes. Besides, Kerr makes the most wonderful vegetarian-friendly sandwich on his food truck, we had to share this sleeper hit with the world -- if only...

By Laine Doss

March 30, 2012

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We're counting down to 68. Eggplant Meatballs from Bite GastroTruck

It would be too easy to name Bite GastroTruck chef/owner's burger in our list of favorite dishes. Besides, Kerr makes the most wonderful vegetarian-friendly sandwich on his food truck, we had to share this sleeper hit with the world -- if only as a public-service message to our many veggie-friendly friends who may feel as though they get the shaft in this meat-lovin' world of ours.

Chef Kerr mixes ground dry-roasted eggplant with parmesan cheese, rosemary, cumin, a little salt & pepper, and rolls them into balls of happiness. The balls are flash fried, then cradled in a whole wheat pita before they're blanketed with cherry relish and tzatziki sauce. What would you give for a sandwich this craftily created? How about a wallet-loving five bucks! We're seeing rainbows and unicorns as we chew!

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Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

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