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Eggplant Salad - Caponatina Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 eggplants, cut into half-inch cubes, leaving skin on, salted and placed in a colander to drain
1 whole celery, cut into pieces about 1/2 inch long, rinsed a few times
1 cup olive oil
2 large onions, diced
1/2 lb green olives, pitted and cut in half
1/4 lb salted capers, thoroughly rinsed
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup vinegar
1 ˝ tablespoons sugar
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
Basil leaves for garnish
Directions:
Directions:
The Sauce
Boil celery in lightly salted water for 15 minutes. Drain and reserve liquid.
In a 5 ˝-quart sauté pan, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over a medium flame. Add onions and, after 5 minutes, add olives and capers. Cook for 5 minutes. Add tomato paste diluted in about a cup of the reserved liquid and cook for 5 additional minutes; then add celery. Simmer until celery is tender.
If the mixture is too thick, add some reserved liquid. Add the sugar diluted to the vinegar and cook a few more minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

The Eggplants
Pat dry the eggplants with a clean kitchen towel or paper towels.
Fry the eggplant in hot oil and place on paper towels to drain excessive oil.

Assembling the Caponatina
In a baking dish, layer the mixture and the fried eggplant, finishing with the eggplant. Bake for 20 minutes at 350’.
Garnish with basil. This dish tastes better when served at room temperature.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6-8

 

 

 

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