serves
2
prep
15 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 200 g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1 small eggplant (aubergine), cut into 2cm cubes
- 1 zucchini (courgetti), cut into 2cm cubes
- 1 red onion, quartered but roots left intact
- 1 head garlic, top sliced off
- ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil
- 1½ tbsp (30 ml) balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 200 g penne
- parmesan shavings, to serve
- Large handful of basil leaves, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).
- Arrange the tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, red onions and garlic in separate piles across a medium-sized roasting tin with high sides. Drizzle over the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with sea salt and chilli fakes. Give each pile a good mix to make sure it’s all coated evenly, then place in the oven to roast on the middle shelf for 30 minutes.
- About 10 minutes before the vegetables are finished cooking, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente.
- Remove the roasting tin from the oven and carefully squeeze the mushy garlic out of the skins on to the tomatoes; discard the skins. Using the back of a fork, mash down the garlic and tomatoes until combined. Add a ladle of the pasta cooking liquid to this and stir to make a sauce. Now mix all of the contents of the pan together and then pour in the drained pasta.
- Add some generous shavings of parmesan and roughly tear in a few basil leaves. Toss everything together until well combined and serve hot, garnished with more parmesan shavings and basil leaves.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.