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Tasty Thursday: Creamy Aubergine, Oregano & Feta Pasta

6/26/2014

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This! This is my Mummy Does a Victory Dance dish. I know mealtimes shouldn't be about parent power games and toddler tantrums. We've been going to extreme lengths to be utterly relaaaaaaxed about mealtimes. But everyone has their Achilles' heel, and this is mine.

You see, I love aubergine, and then the toddler refused to eat it. I did the obligatory "serve it up ten times before you write it off" thing, and still nothing. He just shudders then flings. 

So what do you do? You hide it. I swore I wouldn't resort to tricks like these, and just let him eat the things he likes. Of which, to be fair to him, there are plenty.

But it's aubergine. And I wasn't convinced he actually dislikes the flavour. So a test was in order: turn it into a delectable, creamy, garlicky, cheesy pasta sauce. Then serve and hope.

He ate it all, even though the flavour and smell of aubergine was definitely still there. 

Mummy victory dance recipe.
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Pasta with a Creamy Aubergine, Oregano & Feta Sauce

Serves: 4
Pots/Pans to be washed up afterwards: 3
Prep time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients:
1 large aubergine
200 g feta cheese, cubed
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons dried oregano
350 g pasta
milk
olive oil
salt & pepper

1. Slice the aubergine into 1 cm-thick slices, place in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Leave for 30 minutes to let the salt draw out the bitterness. Preheat oven to 180° C.
2. Rinse and pat dry the aubergine. Place in an oven dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a teaspoon of oregano. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes, until soft enough to mash with a fork.
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3. When the aubergine is almost done, put your pasta on to boil as per the packet instructions. In a small pan, soften the garlic and another teaspoon of oregano in some olive oil. Do not allow the garlic to go brown as it will change the flavour of the dish. 

4. Add 3/4 of the feta cheese and allow to soften. 

5. Take the pan off the heat and add the roasted aubergine. At this point you could:

mash it all up roughly for a coarse sauce
                              OR
use a stick blender to make a creamy sauce
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If you went for the creamy sauce, but you then chose to stick in some toasted pitta bread and have it as a dip instead... Well that would not be unreasonable at all.

Otherwise:

6. Thin your sauce with milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you get a consistency you like. It should be creamy  and loose enough to coat the pasta, but not too runny.

7. Season to taste with black pepper and salt (note: feta cheese is already quite salty so you may find you don't need any extra salt).
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Serve drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with the remaining feta cheese.




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4 Comments
Kathelyne Lippens
6/26/2014 12:29:55 pm

yummie-yummie ,mijn little tonton wil dit ook eens op het menu !
Fijn receptje .
probeer ook eens de nieuwe foodblog VOOD.nl.
Aten vorig WE het heerlijkste ijs ooit ! (gezouten caramel)
maar wat was het geheim de ijsbereider uit Roeselare "la boule de glace" was stage gaan volgen in Bologna !
Je ziet al dat lekkers komt uit Italië !

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Honest Mum link
7/3/2014 11:43:51 am

Creamy, dreamy Greek meets Italian dish! Love it! We often make pasta and add feta and olives! Thanks so much for linking up to #tastytuesdays

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Sophie at Franglaise Cooking link
7/3/2014 01:40:14 pm

That looks and sounds delicious - I'm pinning it now to try out later. Yum!
#TastyTuesdays

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Lydia Gerratt link
7/4/2014 05:24:56 am

I LOVE aubergine too and I definitely like the sound of this recipe - delicious! My boys devour pasta in any form, so this should be a good one to add to their evening meals! #Tastytuesdays

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