Sauce

• 6-7 cherry tomatoes halved
• 2 tbsp of tomato puree
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 eggplant
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 tbsp black olives halved
• basil a few leaves
• salt to taste

Garlic and Thyme Breadcrumbs

• 6 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 big cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp thyme
• 360 gms – 12.5 oz. of home-made busiati strozzapreti or fusilli
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil