Gluten Free Elbows Pasta Salad with Pesto and Eggplant recipe

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Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) box Barilla® Gluten Free Elbows
8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 small eggplant, diced
1 bunch fresh basil leaves, chopped
¼ cup pine nuts, toasted
3 ice cubes
1 lemon, juiced
½ cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Salt and black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

605.8 calories
carbohydrate: 86.3 g
cholesterol: 4.8 mg
fat: 24.8 g
fiber: 4.4 g
protein: 11.7 g
saturatedFat: 4.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 141.7 mg
sugar: 1.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

  2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, season with salt. Cook pasta 1 minute less than packaged directions. Drain pasta and toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Place pasta on a sheet tray to cool down.

  3. Season eggplant with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, add salt and pepper to taste. Roast eggplant in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown, then remove from the oven and cool down.

  4. Combine basil, pine nuts, salt and pepper in a blender, pulse for 5 seconds. Drizzle in remaining olive oil then add ice cubes and puree.

  5. Remove pesto from the blender and transfer to a large bowl. Add lemon juice, pasta, and eggplant to pesto, toss to combine. Top with shredded parmigiano cheese before serving.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Switch up your meals with this delicious and healthy eggplant and basil pesto gluten free pasta salad.

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