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Caponata Siciliana

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Caponata Siciliana

Sicily's sweet and sour aubergine relish with olives, capers and tomatoes — magnificent warm or at room temperature.

Total time
70 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
30 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Italian
vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

2 largeaubergines, diced 2cm
4ripe tomatoes, diced
2 stalkscelery, sliced
1large onion, diced
80ggreen olives, pitted
3 tbspcapers, rinsed
3 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspsugar
4 tbspolive oil
1 handfulfresh basil

Instructions

1

Salt aubergine cubes, let drain 30 minutes, rinse and pat dry.

2

Fry aubergine in olive oil until golden all over, drain on paper towel.

3

In same pan sauté onion and celery until soft.

4

Add tomatoes, olives, and capers, cook 10 minutes.

5

Add vinegar and sugar, stir until sugar dissolves.

6

Return aubergine to pan, stir gently, cook 5 more minutes.

7

Cool to room temperature, scatter with basil before serving.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
271
Protein
4.4g
Fat
17.6g
Carbs
29.1g
Fiber
10.1g
Sodium
656mg

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