Pasta With Grilled Eggplant and Onions
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 eggplants, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 3 red onions, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 1⁄2 cup basil, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup mint, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper
- 1 1⁄2 lbs fettuccine
directions
- Salt both sides of eggplant slices and let sit for 15 minutes. Wipe off salt and pat dry.
- Heat a grill to medium and cook the eggplant and onion slices until tender, about 8 minutes. Let cool and then chop coarsely.
- Combine the onion, basil, mint, garlic and red pepper flakes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil and balsamic vinegar and pour over the vegetables. Toss to coat well and season with salt and pepper.
- Let this mixture rest for at least 1 hour at room temperature.
- Cook fettuccine according to package instructions, draining well.
- Place pasta on plates and spoon the vegetables on top.
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We enjoyed this very much with the addition of one zucchini from the garden. Make enough for left-overs, because it's a very differnt, bust still tasty, dish after 24 hours than it is after the 1 hour sitting time. The flavors meld and mellow with time. This pairs nicely with Recipe 181140, Tuscan Grilled Chicken, Sausage, & Sage Skewers, and a simple green salad. My other half reports that he's looking forward to it again. Thanks for posting!
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