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Eggplant Pasta (Pasta Ala Melanzane)

POSTED: 2:14 pm HST August 26, 2008

Ingredients:
  • One large round eggplant, cut into cubes
  • Garlic, 3 cloves, chopped
  • Extra virgin olive oil, a cup
  • Tomato sauce, 2 cups
  • Rigatoni or penne pasta, 12 oz
  • Tempeh (optional), 1 cup, cubed
  • Fresh basil, 2 sprigs
  • Grated soy cheese
  • Red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Directions:
    1. Fry eggplant cubes in a large amount of olive oil in high heat until golden brown.
    2. Drain eggplant and fry tempeh cubes in remaining oil until golden. (optional) Drain tempeh.
    3. Fry chopped garlic in (new) 1 tbs of olive oil in medium low heat. Add tomato sauce to the pan.
    4. Add torn leaves of fresh basil.
    5. Add eggplants, tempeh, chili flakes and simmer for a few moments. Remove from heat.
    6. Cook Rigatoni in rapidly boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain pasta.
    7. Add pasta to the sauce and toss and blend well.
    8. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.


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