Pesto and pasta alla Ali Baba

AUTHOR
Bo Carpenter
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 500 g Noodles (e.g. spaghetti)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 (approx. 300 g) Aubergine
  • 500 g cherry tomatoes
  • 50 g Sesame
  • 3-4 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 75 g pitted green olives
  • 150 g creamy feta
  • 1 glass (190 ml) pesto genovese

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook the pasta in 3-4 l boiling salted water (1 teaspoon salt per litre) according to the package instructions.

  2. 2

    Wash and clean the aubergine and cut into slices of about 2-3 mm. Season lightly with salt. Wash and halve the tomatoes. Roast sesame seeds in a large pan without fat while turning them golden brown. Take out.

  3. 3

    Heat the oil in the same pan. Fry the aubergine slices on both sides for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and fry for another 2 minutes. Season with pepper.

  4. 4

    Lightly drain the olives and chop them finely. Crumble the feta. Stir pesto with half of the feta until creamy. Stir in chopped olives. Pour the pasta into a sieve, drain and put it back into the pot.

  5. 5

    Mix the pimped pesto well with the spaghetti. Fold in the aubergine-tomato mix. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and the rest of the feta. Veggielicious!.