This delicious and deliciously quick sauce is the perfect addition to any pasta. You can even eat it as a side dish to your favorite steak or barbecue chicken.

What You Need

• 1 medium eggplant
• 4 cups of grape or cherry Tomatoes
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt – to taste
• Pepper – to taste
• 1 tsp crushed fresh garlic
• Fresh Basil

The Steps

1. Dice eggplant into about 1″ chunks; toss with salt and set aside.
2. Slice tomatoes into halves and set aside.
3. Heat a round saute pan over medium.
4. Add 1/2 of your extra virgin olive oil to the warm pan.
5. Add the garlic and cook until it begins to lightly brown.
6. Add eggplant to the pan and cook (both sides) until the eggplant has softened and begins to lightly born.
7. Add remaining extra virgin olive oil to the pan.
8. Toss tomatoes into the pan along with salt and pepper to taste.
9. Allow tomatoes to burst and blister slightly.
10. Tear basil into pieces and toss them with tomatoes and eggplant for 1&1/2 minutes.
11. Remove from heat and toss with your favorite pasta.

For homemade pasta – check out our amazing Pasta Dough recipe.