Eggplant Pasta (low carb)

This is my second time around trying this recipe, and I'm so glad it came out right this time!!  To explain, last time my eggplant "noodles" came out terrifyingly salty.  I ate two bites and couldn't even pretend to be able to finish.  :(  This time, however, it came out delicious and the most amazing part was how filling this is, especially considering that it's (mostly) all veggies!!

Ingredients:

• 2 medium/large eggplants (ours equaled about 2lbs)
• 4T olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2t chile flakes
• 4 small tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1/2c cream (I used half heavy, half light cream)
• 1/4c grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1/4c fresh basil
• kosher salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. To prepare the eggplant, peel it first then slice lengthwise into 1/4" wide pieces.  Salt both sides of each piece and lay out on a grate (over a baking sheet), or place in a colander in the sink for 45min (up to 2 hours) to drain out the water.
2. After the eggplant has purged out the water, rinse well under cold water then slice into small strips lengthwise (these will be the noodles so the thinner they're sliced, the more like spaghetti they will be) then put in a bowl of cool water and let it sit for a little, then keep rinsing (this is the part I added between the first and second times).  Make sure to squish all the water out at the end - don't worry about damaging the noodles, they're pretty resilient, just make sure they're as dry as possible.  At the end, you can try a piece to make sure it's not too salty!
3. Heat up the olive oil in a large frying pan.
4. Add the garlic and chile flakes to the oil for a couple minutes until they start to smell delicious.
5. Throw in the eggplant noodles and coat them in the garlic/chile oil for a couple minutes then add the tomatoes and let mingle for 4 minutes together.
6. Pour the cream into the pan, and turn up the heat to help it simmer off and thicken.
7. Once the cream has thickened up, add the cheese, basil, and pepper to taste.  It shouldn't need any salt to be added!!
8. Enjoy your dinner!!