Creamy Spinach Penne with Steamed Fiddleheads
A quick and easy dinner (or lunch) recipe that combines your favourite pasta with a creamy roasted aubergine sauce and one of spring’s great offerings: fiddleheads!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 1 hour hr
Cook Time: 30 minutes mins
Total Time: 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Keyword: Easy, Plant-Based, Vegan
Author: Mori
Servings: 2
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Ingredients
- 2 large handfuls spinach chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small onion
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
- 1 small aubergine
- 1 splash almond milk
- 170 g penne
- salt + pepper
- chili flakes
- vegan parmesan cheese
- fiddleheads steamed, tossed in butter and seasoned
Instructions
- Roast aubergine whole (and directly on middle rack) at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Allow to cool, cut in half, scoop out flesh. Place in a colander over a bowl while you prepare the rest of the dish.
- Heat vegan butter in a frying pan. Add garlic and onion and cook until fragrant and onion is translucent. Season. Add spinach and cook until it begins to wilt.
- In a blender or food processor, blend aubergine with a splash of almond milk, salt and pepper until smooth. Add to pan with spinach mixture. Stir and cook for a few minutes.
- Cook pasta in a pot of boiling, salted water. When nearly al dente, drain and add to the pan with spinach. Reserve a little pasta water.
- Cook pasta for an additional minute with spinach mixture and add a little pasta water, if necessary.
- Taste and season according to your preferences.
- Serve with steamed buttery fiddleheads, red chili flakes and vegan parmesan. Enjoy!
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