Charred aubergine, garlicky, basilly tomato and light, creamy ricotta. All coming together to make one of the all time great summer pastas.
Unlock Mob Premium
Serves
4
Aubergine
Garlic
Tinned Plum Tomato
Basil
Fusilli
Ricotta
Salt
Black Pepper
Olive Oil
Sorry, you need to accept cookies from Spotify to view this
content.
Serves
4
Aubergine
Garlic
Tinned Plum Tomato
Basil
Fusilli
Ricotta
Salt
Black Pepper
Olive Oil
Unlock Mob Premium
Press GO to start step-by-step mode and keep your screen awake as you cook.
Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 220°C/428°F.
Step 2.
Dice your aubergine into cubes, roughly 2cm wide. Add the aubergine to a large bowl and sprinkle 4 big pinches of salt over the top. Mix the salt through the aubergine and leave for 20 minutes.
Step 3.
Once 20 minutes is up, add the aubergine to a colander and rinse to remove the salt. Drain the aubergine and add it back into the bowl, patting dry with kitchen roll to remove any excess water.
Step 4.
Scatter the aubergine onto two trays, ensuring the pieces are well spread out. Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil on top and mix it into the aubergine. Whack in the oven for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Roast until soft and caramelised.
Step 5.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Add a big glug of olive oil to a pan on medium heat. Finely slice your garlic, add it to the pan and sauté for 3 minutes. Drain and roughly chop your tomatoes before adding to the pan. Mix to combine the tomatoes and garlic and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
Step 6.
Finely chop a handful of basil, saving a handful for later. Add one handful to the pan and stir through the sauce. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook on a low heat for 15 minutes.
Step 7.
Get your pasta on and salt the water.
Step 8.
Add the aubergine to the sauce with a glug of olive oil and stir through. Add the pasta to the sauce and give it a big mix. Season to taste.
Step 9.
Serve the pasta with 3 tsp of ricotta, a drizzle of olive oil, a good grind of pepper and a sprinkle of basil. Dig in! Enjoy!
Unlock Mob Premium
Did you like this recipe?
Be the first to leave a note
Hear from our customers
Mob Premium? It's like having a VIP pass to the coolest kitchen party online. Top chefs, killer recipes, and endless inspiration—all in one place.
Caitlin P
The most helpful recipe inspiration food-loving site to use day to day- often use recipes to cook for friends and they tell me how good it was- I don’t take the credit, credit is due to Mob!
Lucy P
Mob is the perfect source of inspiration for when I don’t know what to make – I can browse the site, pick something I like the look of, and have it on the table really easily.
Sonia M
Mob has a massive range of recipes that are guaranteed to hit every time. I can literally just pick something at random and know that it’ll be absolutely delicious.
Dylan F
Lots of recipes and great food content are uploaded all the time. Easy to make collections of recipe ideas. Really good search tool.
Georgia W
I would recommend Mob to my friends as it's an easy way to access fun recipes that suit every diet and lifestyle. They're recipes that you can 100% trust.
Reine F
Essential - health is wealth and life is too short to be eating boring meals.
Jazmyn C
Mob is my go-to when I don't know what to cook. The recipes are surprisingly simple and always get a great response. Thank you!
Tom W