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In this concise cooking tutorial Orazio Vagnozzi demonstrates how to prepare a refreshing summer cold‑pasta dish featuring roasted eggplant, cherry tomatoes (datterini) and ricotta salata. He instructs to slice eggplant into 2 cm thick pieces, dice them, toss with generous extra‑virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast on a parchment‑lined tray at 230 °C for 30 minutes, turning halfway, until the exterior is golden and the interior remains creamy. Cherry tomatoes are halved, briefly sautéed in olive oil infused with a garlic clove (removed before adding the tomatoes), cooked for about 10 minutes and seasoned. Short, sturdy pasta (e.g., caserecce) is boiled very al dente, shocked in cold water for 30 seconds, drained on a cloth, then tossed with olive oil, fresh basil, the warm tomatoes and eggplant. The finished cold pasta can be stored in the refrigerator, drizzled with a little more oil and topped with shavings of ricotta salata. Orazio also mentions that a wine pairing suggestion is available on his YouTube channel “Orazio Food Experience.”










