Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant Farfalle
with Cherry Tomatoes & Crumbly Cheese
Add layers of flavour to fusilli with an array of rainbow veggies roasted in Mediterranean-inspired seasonings. Paired with a rich cherry tomato sauce and aromatic thyme, your finished dish will be transformed into a taste sensation.
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Ingredients
1
eggplant
1
onion
1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1 packet
farfalle
(Contains Gluten; May be present Egg, Soy. )
½ tin
tomato paste
1 tin
tinned cherry tomatoes
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
1 sachet
vegetable stock powder
1 bag
thyme
2 clove
garlic
1 block
Greek salad cheese/feta cheese
(Contains Milk; )
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1 tsp
brown sugar
30 g
butter
(Contains Milk; )
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil. Finely chop the garlic. Cut the eggplant into small chunks. Slice the red onion into wedges. Roughly chop the thyme leaves.
Place the eggplant, onion and garlic & herb seasoning on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and roast until tender, 20-25 minutes. TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide between two trays.
While the veggies are roasting, cook the farfalle in the boiling water until 'al dente', 11 minutes. Reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people / 1/2 cup for 4 people), then drain the pasta and return to the saucepan. Drizzle with olive oil to prevent sticking. TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
When the veggies have 5 minutes cook time remaining, heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook the garlic, thyme and tomato paste (see ingredients) until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the tinned cherry tomatoes, baby spinach leaves, vegetable stock powder, brown sugar and reserved pasta water and cook until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. Season to taste.
Add the cooked farfalle, roasted veggies and butter to the sauce, then crumble in 1/2 the cheese. Stir to combine. TIP: Combine the pasta in the saucepan if your frying pan isn't big enough.
Divide the Mediterranean roasted eggplant farfalle between bowls. Crumble over the remaining cheese.