Pasta alla Norma

Name: Pasta alla Norma
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g rigatoni; 2 large aubergines, diced 2cm; 800g crushed tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 handful fresh basil; 100g ricotta salata, grated; 100ml olive oil for frying; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Sicily's most beloved pasta — rigatoni with fried aubergine, tomato sauce, basil and salty ricotta salata.

Total time

70 min

Prep

40 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

vegetarian

Ingredients

400grigatoni

2 largeaubergines, diced 2cm

800gcrushed tomatoes

4 clovesgarlic, sliced

1 handfulfresh basil

100gricotta salata, grated

100mlolive oil for frying

3 tbspextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Salt aubergine cubes, drain 30 minutes, rinse and pat dry.

Fry aubergine in abundant olive oil until deep golden, drain on paper.

Sauté garlic in extra virgin olive oil, add tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes.

Cook rigatoni until al dente, drain.

Add fried aubergine to tomato sauce, toss with pasta.

Serve topped with torn basil and grated ricotta salata.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

346

Protein

10.2g

Fat

12g

Carbs

53.3g

Fiber

11.1g

Sodium

16mg

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