Roasted Eggplant over Penne
This was my first time oven roasting eggplant, I simply put it on a baking tray with a little salt and pepper and olive oil and roasted for 45 min then kept it for later.
Then later!, I made a simple tomato based pasta sauce, by sauteing onion, garlic, fresh basil, oregano, rosemary, marjoram and sage (remember the herb garden!), with fresh tomatoes and green peppers. I simmered it for 20 min and then added the eggplant.
It was served over whole wheat Penne pasta.
Eggplant is a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
My little one had some baby pasta and the sauce with extra cheese added!!
For your first time roasting eggplants they turned out great! Just my kind of meal.
ReplyDeleteoh my that sounds delicious. you have inspired me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big eggplant fan-I just like it as "baingan bhartha".
ReplyDeleteThis is it: I have not tried eggplant in years and I am a nut about roasting veggies so this is what I will do: roast as you instruct, use my frozen marinara and place over blend pasta. thanks!
ReplyDeleteSound tasty and a good use for all those eggplants ripening outside. I also love roasted eggplants and capsicum drizzled with a little yoghurt as a salad.
ReplyDeleteI love love love eggplant, congrats on a successful dish!
ReplyDeleteLove to roast veggies when is possible, eggplant is one of them! Match perfect with pasta and it is an excellent healthy-tasty vegetable :)
ReplyDeleteWell done!
oh, this sounds good! too bad my husband is allergic to eggplant... i'll just have to make it for myself when he's at work! :)
ReplyDeleteJenn: thanks, will send you some lol
ReplyDeleteLauren: give it a go was easy
Sweta: when its roasted tastes sweeter
Jennifer: sounds like a good plan
Spring Girl:yum with yogurt as a salad, next time
Gina: thanks
Gera: thanks, will need to roast more veggies - write us all a post!
Sunny: thats what I do when my hubby works he he but often its what he will eat as leftovers!
Yum. I just had eggplant on toast for breakfast. I love it.
ReplyDeleteRoasted eggplant sounds delicious with pasta - great job!
ReplyDeleteSophie we call them Aubergines in the UK also! and South indians say Brinjal I am getting Americanized he he, thanks 5 star foodie,
ReplyDeleteBernie yum on toast how did you do it?
Hi Rebecca!
ReplyDeleteEggplant is a favorite here! We give the babies "pastina" :)
Hi Maryann I got that in Italy babies love it where do you buy it in the States lol Rebecca
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful and super healthy! I may have to try this. Maybe I will become an eggplant convert. I love roasted vegetables.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to say that eggplant is just not my thing but I would still give this a taste because it does look pretty darn yummy!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could say come on over for leftovers but we finished it all off!
Suzie the foodie, love your name, thanks
ReplyDeleteUngourmet: thats a sign of a good meal right there!, i love leftovers as I don't have to cook everyday and I just finished cooking with my little one crying through it! but she's fine now having a nap!!
I just love roasted eggplant. Cant wait to get some fresh eggplant from the market and then from my garden. Yippee!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious, healthy and full of flavor.
ReplyDeleteRonzoni makes it :)
ReplyDeleteMaryann ; thanks will check it out
ReplyDeleteLori: thanks, wow you grow it wonderful
Pam thanks
I haven't tried making eggplant yet - too worried they come out mushy which is why I usually to go straight to that texture and eat it as baba ghannous. But in this dish, it looks great and easy to do!
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