Name: Italian wholewheat pasta salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 500.00 g pasta whole wheat fusilli; 45.00 ml fresh chillies 573; 1.00 aubergine cubed; 6.00 courgettes sliced diagonally; 100.00 g baby tomatoes halved; 50.00 ml olives pitted and sliced; parmesan cheese shavings and basil, to garnish; 30.00 ml vinegar balsamic; 1.00 garlic cloves, crushed; 90.00 ml fresh chillies 573; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Ingredients (11)

500.00 g	pasta — whole wheat fusilli
45.00 ml	fresh chillies — 573
1.00	aubergine — cubed
6.00	courgettes — sliced diagonally
100.00 g	baby tomatoes — halved
50.00 ml	olives — pitted and sliced
	parmesan cheese — shavings and basil, to garnish

DRESSING

30.00 ml	vinegar — balsamic
1.00	garlic — cloves, crushed
90.00 ml	fresh chillies — 573
	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method:

Prepare pasta according to pack instructions. Set aside to cool.
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté; the brinjal for about three minutes. Add the courgettes and continue to cook until brinjal and courgettes are just tender.
Stir in the olives and cook for a further minute. Set aside to cool.
Toss all ingredients together, garnish with fresh Parmesan shavings and basil leaves and serve with the dressing.
DRESSING: Place the vinegar and garlic in a small bowl. Beat in the olive oil gradually and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Mix well before serving.