This is a main dish that is super easy to make and that everyone loves. It's vegetarian but absolutely full of flavour! A surefire success for a potluck dinner;)
Ingredients
500 gr orecchiette or penne pasta
2 large aubergines
300 gr cherry tomatoes
150 gr goat's cheese
fresh basil
50 gr grated parmesan cheese
50 gr pitted black kalamata olives (ok, these are greek, but they're so tasty!)
extra virgin olive oil
1. Cut the aubergines in 2 length-wise, make a few longitudinal cuts in the pulp, and wrap them in tin foil.
2. Cook them for 40-50 minutes in the oven at 180°C, until the pulp is completely soft.
3. With a spoon, take out the pulp from the skin, and mix it with the goat's cheese, oil (to taste) and a pinch of salt with the help of a food processor.
4. Cook the pasta following instructions on the packaging, drain it, and mix it in a large bowl with the aubergine cream, the cherry tomatoes cut in quarters, 2 tablespoons of olives and the basil.
5. Pour everything in a large oven pot, and garnish with some more olives, basil, a generous drizzle of grated parmesan and some olive oil.
6. Place in the oven again at 180°C, until you see the surface becoming golden and crispy.
Enjoy!
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Ingredients
500 gr orecchiette or penne pasta
2 large aubergines
300 gr cherry tomatoes
150 gr goat's cheese
fresh basil
50 gr grated parmesan cheese
50 gr pitted black kalamata olives (ok, these are greek, but they're so tasty!)
extra virgin olive oil
1. Cut the aubergines in 2 length-wise, make a few longitudinal cuts in the pulp, and wrap them in tin foil.
2. Cook them for 40-50 minutes in the oven at 180°C, until the pulp is completely soft.
3. With a spoon, take out the pulp from the skin, and mix it with the goat's cheese, oil (to taste) and a pinch of salt with the help of a food processor.
4. Cook the pasta following instructions on the packaging, drain it, and mix it in a large bowl with the aubergine cream, the cherry tomatoes cut in quarters, 2 tablespoons of olives and the basil.
5. Pour everything in a large oven pot, and garnish with some more olives, basil, a generous drizzle of grated parmesan and some olive oil.
6. Place in the oven again at 180°C, until you see the surface becoming golden and crispy.
Enjoy!
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