Baked Pasta with Eggplant and Zucchini Ingredients: 500g. short pasta e.g. rigatoni, penne, farfalle, etc. 2 X 440g. cans whole tomatoes 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large eggplant or 4 finger eggplant 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 large zucchini, sliced 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil 2 teaspoons finely chopped oregano or marjoram sea salt freshly ground black pepper 250g. grated mozzarella 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180deg.C (350F). 2. Cook pasta until al dente. Drain and place in a large mixing bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup of cooking liquid. 3. Puree the tomatoes in a food processor. Pour the mixture through a sieve and remove seeds and reserve liquid. 4. Cut eggplant into chunks and place in a large baking dish. Drizzle over 2 tablespoons of oil and bake until softened and starting to brown a little. 5. Heat remaining oil in a pan and sauté the onion, garlic and zucchini until the zucchini has softened. 6. Add the tomato puree and herbs and simmer until the sauce has reduced by one-third. 7. Stir in the eggplant and season to taste. Pour sauce over pasta and stir to combine with reserved cooking liquid and mozzarella. 8. Spoon mixture into a large shallow gratin or lasagne dish and sprinkle the parmesan over the top. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until heated through.