Pasta with Eggplant, Ricotta and Tomatoes
Pasta with Eggplant with Ricotta and Tomatoes IG: @mangia.con.elena Eggplant is an Italian vegetable that is incredibly flavourful and used in many authentic Italian dishes. It can have a strong flavour that may be a bit too intense for some palates. Some dishes require you to generously salt the eggplant first, place on a colander and let some of the bitterness leech out. This dish does not require you to do that because the eggplant is peeled and diced into smaller cubes allowing the eggplant to become jammy and milder tasting. It also makes the sauce creamier as well. I used fresh herbs but you can definitely substitute dried- just remember to use less as dried herbs are more aromatic. I also would recommend you use full fat ricotta as it makes the sauce incredibly flavourful. As with all of my recipes the measurements and ingredients are just estimates and suggestions. Don't like a spice? Then leave it out! If you feel you want more of one ingredient then add more! When i