Creamy Eggplant Pasta
Ingredients
Metric
160 g pasta, penne
½ tbsp olive oil for roasting
Sauce:
500 g eggplant
240 ml milk | soy, oat or cashew
1 tsp salt
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
Optional Garnish:
⅛ tsp ground black pepper
US
5oz ~ 2 cups pasta, penne
½ tbsp olive oil for roasting
Sauce:
1 lb eggplant
1 cup milk | soy, oat or cashew
1 tsp salt
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
Optional Garnish:
⅛ tsp ground black pepper
MAKES2 portions
PREP TIME15 minutes
COOKING TIME25 minutes
TOTAL TIME40 minutes
Steps
1Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) Fan. Peel and cut eggplants into equal bite-sized pieces. Add to a baking tray lined with baking paper. Spray or drizzle with olive oil and mix to coat.
2Roast in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes. Stir with a spatula and roast for another 10 minutes or until the eggplant is soft and cooked through.
3In the meantime, cook the pasta. Fill a wide cooking pot (26 cm ~ 10 inch) with water ~ 2 lt. Bring to a boil. Add pasta to the pot and stir.
4Reduce heat to medium (induction #6) and boil the pasta, uncovered, for 12 minutes - or according to the time given in the packaging instructions. Taste the pasta to make sure it’s soft and cooked through. Drain and set aside.
5Make the sauce. Add roasted eggplant, milk, garlic powder and salt to a blender (large cup). Make it creamier: Add 15 g (½ oz) ~ 10 whole cashews and an extra 60 ml (¼ cup) milk.
6Blend for 60 seconds. Shake the cup - or mix the contents with a spoon or a spatula. Blend for another 60 seconds, or until smooth.
7Add the sauce to the pasta.
8Mix to coat. Set heat to very low (induction #2) and cook, stirring frequently, for another 30-60 seconds until piping hot.
9Transfer to plates and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.
Nutritional Info
Makes 2 portions
450 Calories per portion
20g protein
85g carbohydrates
15g fiber
7g fat
450 Calories per portion
20g protein
85g carbohydrates
15g fiber
7g fat
High in Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, Folate, K
High in Omega 3 & 6
High in Copper
High in Iron
High in Magnesium
High in Manganese
High in Phosphorus
High in Potassium
High in Selenium
High in Zinc
High in Omega 3 & 6
High in Copper
High in Iron
High in Magnesium
High in Manganese
High in Phosphorus
High in Potassium
High in Selenium
High in Zinc
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