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Aubergine Balls with Pasta
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- 250 grams aubergines
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This ingredient is currently available from foreign productionWhere can I buy it locally?Storage tip
The ideal storage temperature for tomatoes is 12 to 16 degrees Celsius. When they are stored in the fridge, the cold temperatures stop the ripening process. This is great to keep ripe tomatoes a bit longer but has some impact on the taste. If you have unripe tomatoes, store them in a warm place with direct sunlight to ripen them.
- 80 grams quinoa
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Portions (2)
Tools (8)
Timing (55 mins)
Instructions
Add water to a medium-sized saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat |
Add 80 grams quinoa to the saucepan and cook the quinoa for about 10 minutes until it is soft |
Wash 250 grams aubergines, remove the stems and cut them into slices of about 1 cm thickness |
Drain the quinoa and set it aside in the saucepan |
Add water to a large saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat |
Add 200 grams elbow pasta and 1 teaspoon salt to the boiling water and cook the elbow pasta for 10 minutes (or according to package instructions) |
Wash 125 grams fresh tomatoes and cut them into pieces of 0.5 cm |
Peel 0.5 clove fresh garlic and finely chop it |
Drain the elbow pasta with a colander and add them back to the saucepan |
Add 0.5 tablespoon sunflower oil to a large frying pan and heat up over medium heat until the oil is hot |
Add the aubergine slices to the frying pan and fry them for about 3 minutes on each side |
Add the fried aubergine and the quinoa to a blender and blend them until smooth |
Transfer the aubergine quinoa paste to a medium-sized bowl, add 8 grams basil, 20 grams breadcrumbs and 0.25 teaspoon salt and mix the ingredients well with a spoon |
Form the dough into balls of around 5 cm diameter |
Add 1.5 tablespoons sunflower oil to the frying pan and heat up over medium heat until the oil is hot |
Place the aubergine balls in the frying pan and fry them all around for about 6 minutes until they are golden brown |
Remove the balls from the frying pan and set them aside |
Add 1 tablespoon sunflower oil, the tomato pieces and 1.5 tablespoons tomato paste to the frying pan and sauté them for about 5 minutes |
Return the balls to the frying pan and mix them well with the sauce |
Serve the pasta on plates and top them with the aubergine balls and tomato sauce |