Mafaldine with cherry tomatoes (comfort food)

Name: Mafaldine with cherry tomatoes (comfort food)
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Aubergine; 250 g cherry tomatoes; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 400 g Mafaldine noodles; 50 g Pine nuts; 50 g Parmesan cheese; 75 g Rocket; 1 Garlic clove; 3-4 Tbsp Olive oil; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 2-3 TABLESPOONS Sugar; 5-6 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
25 mins

TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 Aubergine
250 g cherry tomatoes
7-10 Tbsp Salt
400 g Mafaldine noodles
50 g Pine nuts
50 g Parmesan cheese
75 g Rocket
1 Garlic clove
3-4 Tbsp Olive oil
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
2-3 TABLESPOONS Sugar
5-6 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

Directions

1
Wash the aubergine and tomatoes. Clean the aubergine and cut lengthwise into thin slices. Place on a baking tray, sprinkle with salt and set aside. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet.
2
Roast the pine nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown, take them out. Coarsely slice the parmesan. Clean and wash the rocket. Peel and chop garlic. Dab aubergine slices and cut into strips.
3
Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Fry the tomatoes, aubergines and garlic for about 4 minutes, turning them over. Season with salt, pepper and sugar and deglaze with vinegar, simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
4
Drain the pasta, rinse and drain. Mix the pasta with the eggplants, tomatoes and pine nuts. Carefully fold in the rocket. Arrange in bowls and sprinkle with parmesan.