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Eggplant Pasta

This tasty vegetable stew is great served with your favorite pasta.

Total 01:00
Yield 4 persons

Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant (aubergine)
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tins of peeled tomatoes
  • 1 chile pepper
  • Handfuls of fresh basil
  • Dried Italian herbs mixture (marjoram, basil, capsicum, oregano, rosemary, parsley, garlic, thyme; often sold pre-mixed)
  • Fresh garlic, crushed
  • Pasta, cooked

Instructions

  1. 1
    Slice eggplant and cover in salt. Leave for at least 30 minutes.
  2. 2
    Rinse salt away, then squeeze until almost dry (this removes sourness).
  3. 3
    Cut eggplant into chip-sized pieces and fry in oil.
  4. 4
    Add onion and cook briefly.
  5. 5
    Add all other ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    Serve with freshly cooked pasta.

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