Garofalo Pasta and Aubergine Sauce

With most of the world on lockdown I know it’s harder to get lots of ingredients and perhaps cook the meals you normally would. So I’ve teamed up with Garofalo Pasta to bring you some easy recipes using very few ingredients and store cupboard basics. I’m starting off this series of recipes with tagliatelle and aubergine sauce. Why? Because I had an aubergine that needed using up and the rest of the ingredients I had in the cupboard.

We’d love to see if you make this easy recipe during lockdown and the Covid-19 crisis. Tag @GarofaloPastaUK and @CookingCarafes and we’ll share them 🥰🍝 

Garofalo Pasta and Aubergine Sauce

• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 25 minutes

• Total time: 35 minutes

  Servings: 2 - 3 people

Ingredients:

• 200g Garofalo pasta (use whatever you have)
• 1 aubergine, halved and cut into wedges
• 1 red onion, finely sliced
• 400g tinned tomatoes
• 1tsp dried herbs such as bail, Italian mixed herbs, oregano, thyme
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Hard cheese for serving (optional)

Instructions:

1. Prepare all the ingredients as listed. Toss your aubergine in some salt to bring out some of the water.
2. Heat some olive oil in a pan, cook the aubergine on a high heat for five minutes, keep the aubergine moving in the pan so it all cooks evenly. The skin and flesh should both start to soften.
3. Lower the heat, add a glug of olive oil and add the red onion.
4. Continue to stir and after 2-3 minutes the onion should start to soften. Add your 1tsp of dried herbs and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
5. Add your tomatoes to the pan. Season with salt and pepper and leave to simmer. To save any waste, rinse your tomato can with a little water and add to the pan. If you have any fresh basil, tear in a few leaves now.
6. While the sauce is simmering, cook your pasta in salted water until al dente. If your sauce starts to look a little dry add a splash of pasta water.
7. Once the pasta is cooked, drain but save a little pasta water.
8. Add the pasta to the pan with the sauce and add a splash of the pasta water to get a silky smooth sauce.
9. Serve. Grate a little hard cheese on top if you wish. (did you know you can freeze cheese to save on waste?)

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This is part of a paid for collaboration with Pasta Garofalo.  

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