Eggplant Penne in Creamy Basil Sauce
with courgette, crema di balsamico & pecorino
While courgettes are often treated as vegetables, they're actually fruits. They're low in calories and rich in vitamin C and fibre, making them a healthy choice for a variety of meals!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
½ piece
Garlic
90 g
Penne
(Contains Wheat May be present Mustard, Soy)
20 g
Grated Pecorino DOP
(Contains Milk)
½ piece
Eggplant
½ piece
Courgette
75 g
Cooking cream
(Contains Milk)
10 g
Fresh basil
½ piece
Red onion
8 milliliters
Crema di balsamico
(Contains Sulphites)
Not included in your delivery
¼ piece
Low sodium vegetable stock cube
1 tablespoon
Olive oil
1 tablespoon
Flour
½ tablespoon
White wine vinegar
to taste
Salt and pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Boil plenty of salted water in a pot or saucepan for the pasta.
- Chop the onion and crush or mince the garlic.
- Dice the eggplant into 1 - 2cm cubes, then transfer to a bowl. Add the flour and toss well to coat, seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Cut the courgette into crescents.
Did you know... eggplants are not only a very versatile vegetable, they're also a great source of iron and vitamin C.
- Boil the pasta for 10 - 12 minutes. Reserve some of the pasta water, then drain and set aside.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the eggplant and onion for 3 - 4 minutes, covered.
- Add the courgette and fry for 6 - 8 minutes, or until evenly browned.
- Stir regularly, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pull the basil leaves off the stems.
- Transfer half of the leaves to a tall container and then finely chop the rest. Add the cream to the container, along with a drizzle of olive oil and some salt and pepper. Use an immersion blender to process into a smooth sauce.
- Deglaze the vegetables with the white wine vinegar, then reduce the heat.
- Stir in the garlic and the basil crème, then crumble in the stock cube (see pantry for amount). Allow to reduce for 3 - 4 minutes. Add a splash of the reserved pasta water if the sauce is too thick.
- Stir the pasta and half of the grated pecorino into the sauce and cook for another 1 - 2 minutes over medium-high heat.
- Serve the pasta on plates and garnish with the chopped basil and the rest of the grated pecorino.
- Drizzle with the crema di balsamico to finish.