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55Minutes
350Calories
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Description
Pasta alla Norma is a traditional Sicilian pasta dish and typically features tomatoes, eggplant, and ricotta cheese. This recipe sticks closely to the traditional recipe as far as the main elements, incorporating the tomatoes into a delicious sauce and the fried eggplant into a tasty topping along with crumbled ricotta. Garnish with fresh herbs and basil. This vegetarian dish can be made with your favorite pasta variety, this recipe recommends spaghetti or macaroni.
Ingredients
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4 SERVINGS
- 350 grams dried pasta (spaghetti or macaroni)
- 2 eggplants (finely sliced)
- 500 grams tomatoes (ripe, chopped)
- 1 onion (finely sliced in rings)
- 200 grams ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese)
- fresh basil
- olive oil
- black pepper
- salt
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Directions
- Sprinkle the eggplants with salt, leave to ‘sweat’ in a bowl until the bitter juices are released.
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a heavy pan and fry the onion until soft.
- Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and a teaspoon of sugar to negate the acidity of the tomatoes.
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350Calories
Sodium
Fat
Carbs
Fiber
Potassium
Calories350Calories from Fat110 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Fat12g18% |
Saturated Fat4.5g23% |
Trans Fat |
Cholesterol55mg18% |
Sodium260mg11% |
Potassium1080mg31% |
Protein14g |
Calories from Fat110 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Carbohydrate49g16% |
Dietary Fiber11g44% |
Sugars10g |
Vitamin A30% |
Vitamin C40% |
Calcium15% |
Iron10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Reviews(1)
Yummly User 3 years ago
Not great
The eggplant should not be cut into cubes and salted. Easier in slices than salted then cubed I used canned Marzano tomatoes.... too watery