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Pasta alla norma

Pasta alla norma

  • Main course
  • Mediterranean
  • Italian

Pasta with aubergines, tomato sauce, basil and ricotta salata.

Active time30 min

Cooking25 min

Total45 min

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Ingredients

  • 10 g garlic
  • 500 g aubergines
  • 10 g basil
  • 80 g ricotta salata
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 400 g dried spaghetti
  • 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes

Preparation

  1. Wash the aubergines and cut into 2 centimetre cubes. Peel and chop the garlic. Wash and tear the basil. Grate the ricotta salata.

    10 g garlic
    500 g aubergines
    10 g basil
    80 g ricotta salata
    • knife
    • grater
  2. Heat 40 ml of oil in a sauté pan and fry the aubergines for 10 minutes until golden. Set aside. Add the remaining oil and the garlic and cook for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes and simmer for 15 minutes. Return the aubergines to the pan at the end of cooking.

    60 ml olive oil
    400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
    • sauté pan
    • plate
  3. While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti in boiling water according to the packet instructions, for about 10 minutes. Reserve 100 ml of the cooking water, then drain.

    400 g dried spaghetti
    • saucepan
    • colander
    • cup
  4. Mix the pasta with the sauce, adding a little reserved cooking water if necessary. Add the basil and ricotta salata, then serve.

    • sauté pan

Allergens

  • Gluten
  • Milk
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Pasta alla norma