Veggie Pasta with Char-grilled Aubergine Pesto

_{Thank you Sacla for sponsoring this recipe!} 

When you read “char-grilled aubergine”, you already know this recipe is gonna taste good. Plus, it’s a pasta dish… so it was already off to a good start, really.

It’s packed with veggies, bursting with flavour and is both vegan & gluten-free so it’s something everyone can enjoy. Kids will love this too! 

And such is the life of a food blogger, who often has to eat her dishes cold (after extensive photographing and styling – often rushed by the motivation of eating) I can confirm that this pasta dish is also delicious eaten cold and would make a tasty packed lunch.

So save those leftovers…

The grilled aubergine (or eggplant’s) subtle earthy, smoky flavour makes the most beautiful pesto flavour.

I’m using Sacla’s new No.3 Char-grilled Aubergine Pesto but if you can’t get hold of this where you live, this works wonderfully with other pesto flavours.

I love using a mixture of mediterranean vegetables in my recipes, you just can’t go wrong with the combination of tomatoes, peppers, aubergine and courgette.

And you can’t beat fresh produce roasted at home but if you are short on time, you can also buy a pre-roasted or grilled mixture from the freezer aisle at the supermarket. Handy for those people who don’t have an oven too!