Mediterranean Vegetable Pasta

Method

• Prep Ingredients: Crush the garlic cloves. Dice the onion, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, pumpkin and capsicum. Chop the basil and finally toast the pine nuts.
• Preheat oven to 180⁰C.
• Place onion, 2 crushed garlic cloves, eggplant, zucchini, capsicum, pumpkin and mushrooms in a baking dish. Lightly coat with olive oil and roast in the oven until tender (approx. 30-45mins);
• Meanwhile, place tomatoes, puree and the remaining garlic in a food processor and blend until combined (stick mixer also works well). Set sauce aside.
• Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions;
• Once vegetables are ready, place the sauce, vegetables, basil and olives in a saucepan and heat through;
• Serve sauce with pasta and top with cheese & toasted pine nuts.