Eggplant (Aubergine) Caponata Spread
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 2 medium onions (chopped)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 3 -4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 stalks celery (finely chopped)
- 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
- 1⁄2 cup pitted black olives (chopped)
- 1⁄4 cup capers
- 1⁄4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley (chopped)
- 1⁄4 cup wine vinegar
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Wrap the eggplants in aluminum foil and place onto baking sheet.
- Bake until soft and the skin is charred, about 1 hour.
- Slice open the eggplants and scoop out all of the insides, placing it into a large bowl.
- Chop the eggplants with a fork& add the chopped onions, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Mix well with a fork.
- In a large pan add a few tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil and cook the celery and garlic for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and cook another 10 minutes, or until the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thick.
- Add the eggplant mixture, olives, capers, parsley and wine vinegar to the tomato mixture, and cook on low for 15 minutes.
- Check seasonings and allow to come to room temperature before serving.
- Serve with toasted baguettes, garlic toasts or pita bread with which to spread it on as an antipasti or appetizer.
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Reviews
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I can't give you five stars yet, because I have not made this, But this recipe sounds much closer to what I am looking for than those others posted. simple pantry ingredients, and a short list of them. As soon as I read this, I knew these were the flavors that I have loved in Caponata since I was young. I will be tryng this tonight! Thank you.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Alan Leonetti
Albuquerque, New Mexico
I was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this GREAT United States of America. I have since resided in Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, Orlando Florida, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Los Angeles California, Selma Oregon, and now in Albuquerque New Mexico. I have enjoyed not only eating, but cooking all my life.