Eleonora’s Pasta alla Norma

Eleonora Consoli made this for me and the Count and Countess Notabartolo di Salandra at their country estate of Lentini, in southern Sicily. The Lentini estate functions as an Agriturismo organisation - in other words, you can go there for lunch (and soon it will be possible to stay overnight as well) and enjoy genuine Sicilian country food in a lovely simple setting.

Eleonora Consoli is a great expert on Sicilian food and has written a huge two-volume book on her subject. She also