Recipe: Aubergine Pasta [edit]

Step 1

Cut bread into rough crumbs in a food processor. Saute crumbs with olive oil in frying pan over medium heat, turn continuously, until golden brown

Step 2

(about 5 minutes). Stir in coarse pepper. Mince the garlic. Cut aubergine into slices and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Toss the aubergine with flour to coat lightly.

Step 3

Heat vegetable oil in frying pan over medium heat. Fry half of the aubergine until brown (3 to 5 minutes). Repeat with remaining aubergine. Remove from pan. In same pan cook garlic. Return aubergine to pan, add stock and simmer over low heat 5 to 10 minutes. Cook noodles and drain. Return to hot pan, add aubergine mixture and heat through. Add scallions and pimentos and season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle bread crumbs on each serving.

Step 4

Preparation Time: 45 minutes.

Step 5

Serves: 4.