Pasta Siciliana – thegiftofoil

Ingredients

• 500g dried pasta (use the best you can get, spaghetti or penne)
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 aubergine
• 450g vine-ripened tomatoes (preferably plum)
• 200ml tomato passata
• 4 tbsp garlic olive oil
• 1 tbsp vine tomato balsamic
• 1 small green pepper, seeded and cut into strips
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Fresh basil leaves