pasta bella
November 10, 2005
‘Pasta Bella’ was how I called it when I first tasted this pasta sauce in Salzburg (Austria) during a vacation. I really liked the sweetness of the sauce’s main ingredient which was the aubergine and the after taste of fresh basil in my mouth. So I’ve decided to make for myself this sauce which was pretty simple.
bella, la mia pasta..still a smokin’
main ingredients: sundried tomatoes in olive oil, aubergine chunks and fresh slices of basil leaves
further I’ve used: chopped med. onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp olive oil, pinch of sugar, tomato paste, 1-2 cups of boiling water, pepper and/or salt. I found a bag of mixed pasta: pasta all’uovo (egg pasta) , pasta verde (spinach) and winter squash (pasta arancione) …but of course any pasta will do
*cook the pasta according to the pack’s instruction, saute onion and garlic in olive oil followed by the slices of sundried tomatoes, tomato paste, water, let stand for few minutes and then toss in the aubergine. toss in some basil before turning the heat off , add pepper/salt to fit your taste.
I’ve sprinkled it with dutch young cheese before serving.
eet smakelijk!
Posted in pasta
November 10th, 2005 at 10:16 pm
yummee thess i can taste it :yummy from here…tonight pasta for us too but more kid-familiar and kid-friendly (if i don’t make i’ll be put in the time out chair:melodramatic)
i love this combination, my favorite!
November 11th, 2005 at 11:33 am
STEL: gimme gimme kiddie-friendly pasta!! (im sure with sausages/hotdogs and all those yummy meat..gimme!!) so do you sit on the chair often?
:highfive for having same taste, naks he he
November 11th, 2005 at 12:50 pm
Ohh Lovely.. It makes my mouth watery coz I’m quite hungry right now. Me and hubby are pasta lovers as well! got some other pasta preps on my page!
November 17th, 2005 at 12:30 pm
That looks really great. I’ll have to try this, my family’s a bunch of pasta lovers. :yummy
‘Musta na si Charlie pogi(ta). :pug
November 21st, 2005 at 11:27 pm
GRACE: will go and visit you, thanks!
CELIAK: hi tita C! as you can see, I didn’t bother to roast my eggplant in this recipe, try roasting yours :yes
Charlie’s doing good, still a very very sweet and funny little boy :pug salamat sa dalaw, ginang C!