- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Serving: 4 servings
This pasta dish is so wonderfully simple and delicious - it's quick too - it can go from the grocery bag to the table in about 30 minutes, perfect for a busy night. Roasting the vegetables gives them so much more flavor than cooking them on the stove. I like things spicy, so I always add a lot of crushed red pepper to this dish, but if you're not a fan of spice just go without, the garlic adds plenty of flavor.
Ingredients
- eggplant - 1 large, or 2 small, chopped into bite sized pieces
- zucchini - 1 large, chopped into bite sized pieces
- cherry tomatoes - 8 oz (250 g), halved
- garlic - 4 cloves, thinly sliced
- olive oil - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
- salt and pepper - use very generoulsy
- crushed red pepper - optional
- pasta - enough for 4 people
- parmesan cheese - 1/2 cup, shredded
how to
- Pre heat oven broiler (top heat) to 400 F (200 C).
- Put the chopped eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and garlic in a large bowl.
- Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, generously salt and pepper, then toss to coat well.
- Line a baking sheet with baking paper, and spread the oiled vegetables out evenly. They can touch, but do not stack on top of each other.
- Put the baking sheet in the second slot down from the top broiler, and cook for about 10 - 13 minutes, until starting to blacken.
- Remove the sheet from the oven, use a wooded spoon to stir the vegetables, turning as many over as possible, then return to the oven and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
- Start the pasta when you put the vegetables in the oven for the second time.
- Drain the pasta well, return it to the pot and drizzle with tsp olive oil and sprinkle in crushed red pepper (if using).
- Add the roasted vegetables (and any accumulated liquid), and toss together gently with tongs.
- Divide on four plates and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
