Name: Mediterranean risoni
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1/2 cup frozen chopped onion; 700 gram bottle chunky pasta sauce; 2 cup water; 2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 1/2 cup risoni; 200 gram char-grilled marinated eggplant, chopped; 150 gram char-grilled marinated red capsicum, sliced; 1 cup frozen broad beans, thawed, peeled; 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives; 120 gram fetta cheese, finely chopped; 2 tablespoon coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Mediterranean risoni

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Serves 6

Prep

Cook

10M

Total

15M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1/2 cup frozen chopped onion

700 gram bottle chunky pasta sauce

2 cup water

2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

1/2 cup risoni

200 gram char-grilled marinated eggplant, chopped

150 gram char-grilled marinated red capsicum, sliced

1 cup frozen broad beans, thawed, peeled

1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives

120 gram fetta cheese, finely chopped

2 tablespoon coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley

2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

Method

1.Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over moderate heat. Add onion; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until soft. Add pasta sauce, water and oregano. Bring to the boil.

2.Add risoni. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 6 minutes. Stir in eggplant and capsicum; simmer for 2-3 minutes or until pasta is tender. Remove from heat.

3.Stir in broad beans and olives. Spoon into a shallow serving bowl. Serve topped with fetta, parsley and zest.

Make ahead: Prepare almost to end of Step 3, adding fetta, parsley and zest just before serving. Risoni is rice-shaped pasta. No need to thaw onion before using. Don’t overcook beans; they only need to be warmed.
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