Smoky Aubergine with Roast Tomato Walnut Sauce

Brilliant girl dinner: aubergine, roast tomato walnut sauce, and everything else you can do with it Right, this one’s for you lot specifically - because you’re the ones who actually cook the extras, not just the headline recipe. This started as a “what’s in the fridge” dinner and turned into one of my favourite things I’ve made all summer. Tomato season means I’ve got more ripe, sweet tomatoes than I know what to do with, so they went into a sauce - jammy, roasted, blitzed with walnuts and warm spice until it’s rich and slightly smoky. Then charred aubergine, silky right through, sitting on top of all that sauce. Light, but properly satisfying. This is what a “girl dinner” should actually be - not sad, not a snack plate, just genuinely good food that happens to be easy. Full recipe’s below, plus the versions and swaps I actually use on repeat.