Caponata

Italian eggplant salad. It is very fresh and flavorful, with a mix of eggplant, celery, tomato, olives, and capers. It’s perfect to eat on its own or as a side dish. Prepare it, it’s very delicious.
Ingredients
6
Servings
  • 1 kilo eggplant
  • 1 onion, large chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 800 grams tomato, ripe, peeled, and chopped
  • 4 sprigs celery
  • 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 100 grams olives
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • vegetable oil
  • pepper
Preparation
40 mins
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Medium
  • Cut the eggplants into 2 cm cubes. Sprinkle with salt and let rest for an hour. Then rinse thoroughly with water to remove the bitterness, and let drain.
  • In a heavy-bottomed pot, fry the onion with a little oil until golden. Then add the garlic to brown as well.
  • Add the tomatoes, celery, vinegar, sugar, olives, capers, pepper, and a little salt, and let simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
  • Dry the eggplants and fry them in plenty of hot oil until golden. Drain and remove excess fat. Add to the tomato sauce.
  • Let cook on low heat for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.
  • Let cool.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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