Hearty Aubergine Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 small aubergine chopped
• 3 sprigs thyme leaves fresh
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 4 servings grinding of pepper black good freshly ground
• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil cold pressed
• 1 jar così com'è datterino tomatoes red tinned (or tomatoes in juice)

Equipment

• wok

Directions

1. Heat the rapeseed oil in a wok, then add the aubergine and cook for a few minutes until they start to soften.
2. Add the garlic and toss through the aubergine.
3. Break the tomatoes down a little with you hands and add to the aubergines, along with the juice.
4. Add the thyme (scrap the leaves from their stalks and add them) and season with black pepper. Cook for a couple of minutes, then taste to check the seasoning. If you are using tinned tomatoes, you may want to add a pinch of sugar as they can be a little bitter.
5. Spread on pizza dough or toss through freshly cooked pasta.
6. Enjoy!