Rigatoni and eggplant alla Norma from Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables (page 239) by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

Ingredients

pecorino Romano cheese
Italian sausages
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Notes about this recipe

crandall57 on May 31, 2026

This dish is as delicious as it is easy to make. I made a couple of changes: I cut the 1/2” wide strips of eggplant into 1/2” chunks and I didn’t take the sausage out of the pan before adding the eggplant. After the eggplant was mostly cooked, I added the tomatoes and fresh oregano. We didn’t put the ricotta salata cheese on top. I used one link of hot Italian sausage from the Saratoga Dry Aged Butcher. I made my own gluten free pasta, spaghetti style. I’ll make this again.
nicolepellegrini on April 22, 2026

I've made this twice now and really enjoy it. Very filling, be prepared for leftovers! I prefer using canned/jarred cherry tomatoes vs. fresh for this unless they are truly delicious, vine-ripened summer tomatoes.
bernalgirl on August 12, 2024

I got started on this before I realized everyone had eaten all the cherry tomatoes so I added 14 oz cans of small dice tomatoes and pasata. Even without the tang of the fresh cherry tomatoes, this is a delicious bowl of pasta. No adjustments to seasonings required, although we added Calabrian chile paste at the table.
purrviciouz on August 13, 2018

I wasn't in love with this although hubby loved it. The sauce was very thick and I think another pasta shape would be better here. I might add tomato paste and more pasta water to it next time.
TonyInSeattle on July 31, 2017

Delicious and easy ... easy enough for a weeknight meal. Be careful with the salt, though. I found that after salting the eggplant and the pasta water, I did not need anymore salt.