Eggplant caponata
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | mediums | Eggplants |
| ½ | cup | Vegetable stock |
| 2 | Onions; sliced | |
| 1 | cup | Celery; diced |
| ¾ | cup | Tomato puree |
| ½ | cup | Vinegar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Capers |
| 4 | tablespoons | Currants or raisins; plumped in hot water |
| Salt | ||
| Pepper | ||
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the eggplants on a baking sheet and prick with a fork. Bake until tender but not mushy, about 35 to 45 minuts. When the eggplants are cool enough to handle, remove the peel and dice the flesh into 1-inch cubes. Place the cubes in a strainer or drainer.
In a large saute pan over moderate heat, bring the stock to a boil.
Add the onions and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the celery and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomato puree, vinegar, and sugar and simmer a few minutes. Stir in the reserved eggplant, capers, and raisins and warm through. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature. This can be made a few days ahead of time. Bring to room temperature for serving, check seasoning and ad vinegar and salt if desired.
Serve with bread sticks or whole-grained bread.
Per serving (½ cup): 55 cal; ⅕ g fat; 0 mg chol; 46⅖ mg sod w/o added salt
Source: Eat More, Weigh Less, by Dean Ornish, M.D./MM by DEEANNE