ROASTED AUBERGINE & GOAT’S CHEESE PASTA
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My daughter Arabella isn't a fussy eater but she detests aubergines - I just don't get it as I absolutely love them! Anyway as she was at her father's for the weekend, I decided it would be the perfect time to cook this pasta recipe. I had cooked it previously about 5 years ago so it was definitely time to give it another go. It took about 35 minutes and was really easy.
ingredients
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serves: 2
1 medium aubergine, cut into wedges
1 red onion, cut into wedges
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
8 leaves of fresh basil shredded, plus a few whole leaves for garnishing
150g pasta such as penne or fusilli
100g goat's cheese
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
Nutrition Facts
ROASTED AUBERGINE & GOAT’S CHEESE PASTA
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Amount per Serving
Calories: 757
- Total Fat: 39.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 14.9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 52.5 mg
- Sodium: 183.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 81.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 16.5 g
- Sugars: 11.9 g
- Protein: 25.2 g
preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 220 C / gas mark 7.
2. Chop the aubergine, onion and garlic and shred the basil. Arrange the aubergine and onion in a small roasting tin. Scatter over the garlic, basil and olive oil and season. Roast for 20 - 25 minutes, stirring once or twice until tender and charred.
3. While the vegetables are cooking, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the packet's instructions - mine took 8 minutes.
4. Drain and mix together with the roasted vegetables, goat's cheese and toasted pine nuts. I actually forgot to toast the pine nuts but it didn't matter. Normally I would dry fry them for 3-4 minutes.
5. Serve immediately with some basil leaves and more seasoning if you desire.
6. I can't believe that I haven't cooked this recipe for 5 years! It is so delicious and so simple to make plus to you don't need to many ingredients. A perfect midweek supper idea….I just need to now convince Arabella she likes aubergines too, luckily she is already sold on the goat's cheese!
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