Pasta alla Norma

Name: Pasta alla Norma
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant (about 1.5 lbs), cut into ¾-inch cubes; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes; ½ teaspoon sugar; Salt and black pepper, to taste; ¼ cup fresh basil leaves, torn; 1 lb rigatoni; ½ cup vegan ricotta salata (recipe below); Fresh basil, for garnish; Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling; 1 block (14 oz) firm tofu; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (optional)

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A vegan take on the Sicilian classic featuring roasted eggplant, rich tomato sauce, and cashew-based ricotta salata. Simple and flavorful with bright herbaceous notes from fresh basil.

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Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

1½ lblarge eggplant — cubed, 1
¼ cupolive oil
1 tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
3 tbspolive oil
4garlic — thinly sliced
¼ tspred pepper flakes
28 ozcrushed tomatoes — 1 can
½ tspsugar
Salt and black pepper, to taste
¼ cupfresh basil leaves — torn
1 lbrigatoni
½ cupvegan ricotta salata
Fresh basil
Extra virgin olive oil — for drizzling
14 ozfirm tofu
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspnutritional yeast — optional

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Nutrition uses 6 ordinary servings for this batch; the source listed 4.

Method

45m total

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Vitamins & minerals

Potassium: 861mg
Calcium: 566mg
Iron: 6mg

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