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Faster pasta

My husband, Brook, has a mild gluten intolerance and he loves the flavours of summertime. I created the following recipe for him and prepared it with all the love and heat of summer. In addition to being inspired by gluten-free pasta, the recipe also draws its flavours from puttanesca, omitting the anchovies or tuna, and enriches it with aubergine, the quintessential summer ingredient in the south of Italy. The sauce is incredible with its aubergine, olives and capers mingling in tomatoes, a vegan variation on a classic that celebrates the greatest hits of seasonal Southern Italian flavours.

VEGAN LADY OF THE NIGHT

GLUTEN-FREE FARFALLE WITH TOMATO, AUBERGINE, OLIVES AND CAPERS

400g cubed (1.5cm) aubergine – about

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