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Rich Spiced Tomato & Aubergine Pasta with Pesto

I love this recipe, a rich spiced tomato sauce, cubes of aubergine, comforting pasta and pesto which lifts the dish and adds tons of flavour. It’s incredibly tasty and utterly more-ish.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
2-4 servings
4.86 from 7 votes

Ingredients

  • 2 onions sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic sliced
  • 1 small aubergine sliced into small cubes
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tbsp rose Harissa paste or 1 tsp Harissa paste
  • 400 g cherry tomatoes sliced
  • 400 g can tomatoes
  • 1/2 jar sun dried tomatoes drained and sliced
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • Pinch chilli flakes
  • 2 tbsp plant based milk
  • 6 Lasagne sheets – dried not egg

For the pesto

  • 30 g basil
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive
  • Juice 1/2 lemon
  • Pinch sea salt
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 50 g water

For the toppings

  • Fresh dill
  • A drizzle of olive oil
  • Chilli flakes

Instructions

  • In a large pan, add the olive oil and onion and then fry the onion on medium for 8-10 minutes until soft.
  • Add the garlic and stir to combine.
  • Now add the aubergine and fry for 2-3 minutes to soften a little.
  • Add the smoked paprika, harissa, ketchup and tomato purée and stir to combine, simmer for a minute then add cherry tomatoes, sun dried and tin tomatoes. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Season with salt, pepper and chilli flakes and stir in the plant based milk

To cook the lasagne sheets

  • In a large flat frying pan, add 3 lasagne sheets to boiling salted water.
  • Boil for 12 minutes or until soft and just cooked in the middle.
  • Refresh in cold water, set aside.

To make the pesto

  • Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz to combine.

To serve

  • Fold the lasagne sheets into the sauce.
  • Top with fresh dill, extra virgin olive oil and chilli flakes.
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