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Eggplant and basil pesto busiati

Ingredients

Serves 4 

  • 400 g of pasta busiati
  • 2 aubergines
  • 1/4 cup basil
  • 3/4 cup olive oil extra virgin Planeta
  • 100 g of pecorino cheese
  • 100 g almonds
  • 50 g anchovy fillets
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chili to taste
  • 1 clove garlic

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and cook whole eggplants for 30 to 40 minutes.

  2. Slice open cooked eggplants and scoop out the flesh. Leave to cool.

  3. Mix basil with olive oil, pecorino cheese, anchovies, garlic, almonds and pepper.

  4. Add this pesto to roughly chopped eggplant.

  5. Cook pasta.

  6. Spoon eggplant sauce over pasta and serve immediately.