Italian style eggplant and pepper salad
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | large | Eggplant |
| 2 | larges | Bell peppers, red or green |
| 2 | larges | Celery stalks |
| Olive oil for sauteeing | ||
| 2 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| ¼ | cup | Olive oil |
| ¼ | cup | Red wine vinegar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Oregano |
| Salt & pepper | ||
| ¼ | cup | Black olives, chopped |
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F. Place whole eggplant, unpeeled, on a rack in oven.
Wrap the two peppers & celery stalks individually in aluminum foil & place them on rack as well. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove peppers & celery & let cool. Bake eggplant for another 15 minutes. It should be very tender & have collapsed. When vegetables are cool enough to handle, peel eggplant, cut into several pieces & drain in a colnder for 20 minutes. Squeeze out some of the excess moisture. Chop peppers, removing stems & seeds. Leave in large pieces. Chop celery into ½" pieces. Dice eggplant & combnie with peppers & celery in a large bowl. Heat a few drops of olive oil in a skillet & saute the garlic till golden. Add to hte bowl. Add remaining ingredients & mix thoroughly. Cover & let stand for 1 hour at room temperature before serving.