Main Meals

Brinjal, olive and harissa pasta

4
Easy
15 minutes
25 minutes

This dish is bold, textural and delightfully unexpected. Ottolenghi’s Roasted Aubergine & Harissa sauce coats the pasta shells beautifully, while the green olives add bite and depth. Serve it with a fresh shaved fennel and celery salad for contrast – a perfect plate for relaxed al fresco dining.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 250 g Woolworths conchiglioni pasta
  • 350 g Ottolenghi Roasted Aubergine & Harissa Sauce
  • 80 g green olives, pitted and halved
  • 1 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
  • 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
  • 1 T lemon juice
  • 2 T olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Method

Ingredients

1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat the Ottolenghi sauce in a pan, stir in the olives and heat through. Toss the hot pasta in the sauce until evenly coated.

3. Toss the fennel and celery with the lemon juice, olive oil and seasoning. Serve the pasta with the salad on the side.

Photography: Jan Ras
Videography: Romy Wilson
Recipes and production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Bianca Jones and Bianca Strydom

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Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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