Pista Pesto Pasta with baked Veg & Halloumi

Name: Pista Pesto Pasta with baked Veg & Halloumi
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 4 baby aubergine / brinjals (eggplant) cut into rounds or into quarters; 4 pattypans cut into rounds; 1 baby pepper (I used an orange one however red or yellow will also suffice) cut into strips; 1 tomato sliced into rounds; halloumi cheese; olive oil for drizzling between layers; garlic salt and mixed dried herbs; paprika; 2 cup cooked pasta (my preference is fusilli); 1 tsp olive oil, extra virgin; 1 tsp dried garlic flakes; 1 tbsp basil pesto; 1 1/2 tbsp chopped pistachios; 5 stuffed olives; 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Navitha @cook_2926118

My hubby is not usually very keen on #pasta but this time around... He loved it so much that he cleaned his plate! 😀

Navitha @cook_2926118

My hubby is not usually very keen on #pasta but this time around... He loved it so much that he cleaned his plate! 😀

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 servings

Veg and halloumi portion
4baby aubergine / brinjals (eggplant) cut into rounds or into quarters
4pattypans cut into rounds
1baby pepper (I used an orange one however red or yellow will also suffice) cut into strips
1tomato sliced into rounds
halloumi cheese
olive oil for drizzling between layers
garlic salt and mixed dried herbs
paprika
for the pasta portion
2 cupcooked pasta (my preference is fusilli)
1 tspolive oil, extra virgin
1 tspdried garlic flakes
1 tbspbasil pesto
1 1/2 tbspchopped pistachios
5stuffed olives
1 tbspgrated parmesan cheese

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Steps

1 hour

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For the veg bake and halloumi portion:
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Grease a baking dish. Place brinjal / aubergine in dish. Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and season with garlic salt and mixed dried herbs. Ps. I also like to add a bit of roasted cumin when seasoning this dish.
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Layer pattypans over brinjals followed by layer of haloumi slices then the sliced pepper and again drizzle with some olive oil and seasoning.
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Place tomato slices over peppers and finish layering with another layer of halloumi. Drizzle with olive oil, season as with previous layers and finish off with a sprinkling of paprika.
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Cover with foil and bake in a moderate oven until veggies are cooked through. (This will be about 45 mins)
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For the pasta portion:
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Place pasta in a dish, drizzle with olive oil and toss.
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Add in remaining ingredients and combine.
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Pasta is ready!
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You can serve together or even separately.