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Wholewheat Pasta Salad with Eggplant

Wholewheat Pasta Salad with Eggplant

with pine nuts & Parmigiano Reggiano
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Calories
896 kcal
Protein
24.8g protein
Total
25 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Allergens:
  • Gluten
  • Tarwe
  • Melk (inclusief lactose)
  • Cashewnoten
  • Lupine
  • Ei
  • Mosterd
  • Soja
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Pinda's
  • Noten
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

½ piece

Eggplant

10 g

Pine nuts

15 g

Capers

1 piece

Onion

½ sachet(s)

Sicilian-style herb mix

½ sachet(s)

BBQ spice rub

90 g

Wholegrain penne

(Contains: Gluten, Tarwe May be present: Lupine, Ei, Mosterd, Soja)

20 g

Pesto rosso

(Contains: Melk (inclusief lactose), Cashewnoten May be present: Pinda's, Noten)

20 g

Parmigiano Reggiano DOP

(Contains: Melk (inclusief lactose))

30 g

Arugula & lamb's lettuce

15 g

Harissa

Not included in your delivery

1 tablespoon

Olive oil

½ tablespoon

[Plant-based] mayonnaise

½ tablespoon

Extra virgin olive oil

½ tablespoon

Balsamic vinegar

to taste

Salt and pepper

Energy (kJ)3749 kJ
Calories896 kcal
Fat51.4 g
Saturated Fat9.7 g
Carbohydrate77.7 g
Sugar17.9 g
Dietary Fiber14.1 g
Protein24.8 g
Salt2 g
Potassium453.5 mg
Calcium47.1 mg
Iron1.2 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Pan
Tall-Sided Pan
Colander
Grater
Salad Bowl

Cooking Steps

Prepare
1
  • Boil plenty of water with a pinch of salt in a pot or saucepan for the pasta.
  • Dice the eggplant into 1cm cubes.
  • Heat a clean frying pan over high heat, then toast the pine nuts for 1 - 2 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Heat a drizzle of olive oil in the same frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the eggplant and capers for 8 - 10 minutes.
Boil the pasta
2
  • Finely chop the onion.
  • Add the onion, Sicilian herbs, BBQ spice rub* and another drizzle of olive oil to the frying pan and fry for 3 - 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Boil the pasta for 10 -  12 minutes, then drain in a colander and rinse with cold water.

*Take care, this ingredient is spicy! Use as preferred.

Make the pasta salad
3
  • In a salad bowl, mix the pesto rosso and harissa* with the mayonnaise, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
  • Grate the Parmigiano Reggiano.
  • Add the arugula and lamb's lettuce, pasta and half of the Parmigiano Reggiano to the salad bowl. Toss with the dressing and season with salt and pepper to taste.

*Take care, this ingredient is spicy! Use as preferred.

Serve
4
  • Serve the pasta salad on plates, then top with the eggplant, onion and capers.
  • Garnish with the pine nuts and the rest of the Parmigiano Reggiano.

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