Easy Caponata

Easy Caponata

Caponata is a Sicilian dish with eggplant, zucchini, tomato, and peppers traditionally cooked in oil and vinegar and flavored with sugar, raisins, capers, olives, and pine nuts. It's tangy, sweet, crunchy, and salty all at the same time. Serve at room temperature as a side dish to grilled fish or as a starter on toasted bread. Store leftovers in fridge and reheat gently. It will taste even better the next day!

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
36 mins
Total Time
56 mins
Calories
290 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add celery and cook uncovered until softened, about 1 minute. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
Step 2
Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat; add onion and celery and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add eggplant, red bell peppers, and zucchini and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato puree, vinegar, and sugar. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add olives, raisins, pine nuts, and capers. Season with salt and pepper and cook until flavors are well combined, about 5 minutes.
Step 3
Remove skillet from heat; stir in chopped basil. Cool and serve at room temperature.
Easy Caponata
Easy Caponata
Easy Caponata

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons raisins
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • 2 zucchini, cubed
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon capers
  • 10 leaves basil, chopped
  • 2 stalks stalk celery, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 1 medium eggplant, chopped into bite-size pieces
  • 1 ¾ cups tomato puree (passata)
  • 10 black olives, pitted

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