Sunday, September 6, 2020

Eggplant, Pasta, & Sundried Tomato Pesto

 This yumminess (which I failed to photograph) had three components: 

(1) obviously pasta.  A kind with ridges to hold the pasta.  I made 2 packages. 

(2) Eggplant and white beans: Peel two eggplants and slice into 1/4 inch thick rounds.  Cook on medium high heat in olive oil, minced garlic, salt and some red pepper flakes until the begin to char and soften.  Add a can of drained & rinsed white beans & keep cooking until those begin to fall apart.

(3) The pesto:  Quantities here are admitted guesstimates because I made it as I went along, but blend up the following: 

About 3 medium-large ripe tomatoes 

about 8-10 sundried tomatos and a glug of their oil 

about a cup of walnuts 

about a cup of grated hard white cheese 

about a tsp of minced garlic 

salt, pepper, juice of half a lemon

1/2 a cup or more of additional good olive oil or lemon oil oil

Blend, taste, adjust, then mix in as much chopped parsley and basil as you have around. 


Mix the 3 parts together in a bowl and serve warm.  Summer heaven.

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