Caponata Recipe • A Delicious Healthy Sicilian Dish! | Club Foody

 

When we get to the end of summer, for us gardeners 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 out there, it’s harvest time! Depending on your garden, you might have a mountain of tomatoes 🍅, zucchinis, peppers, herbs 🌿, and so on. From there, there are plenty of recipes you can make to use them up in like Stuffed Peppers, Marinara Sauce, Pesto, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, etc.
 
There are a few yearly recipes I love making and it’s either my Pisto Manchego, Ratatouille or this one… Caponata! This Sicilian dish is incredible! Using eggplant 🍆, onions, celery 🥬, peppers, tomatoes, and other delicious ingredients, this is an amazing versatile recipe to have in your repertoire!
 
I say “versatile” because it is. It can be a light, healthy meal to enjoy but it’s also a great appetizer to serve along with crostini. This can be used as a side dish for fish 🐟, chicken 🐓, or pork 🐖. I also like to serve it with my charcuterie board… it’s wonderful! Spoon in a good amount of this deliciousness for your morning omelets… yum!
 
The first ingredient that really stands out in this Caponata is eggplant 🍆. This nightshade vegetable provides a great range of nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants which one of them is nasunin, a powerful antioxidant. Found in the eggplants skin, it helps to decrease the amount of iron in the blood – too much of it is a risk factor for heart 💔 disease – and also helps to protect brain cell membranes from free radicals. I always leave the skin on for these reasons…
 
In the video, I use Roma tomatoes 🍅 but depending on what you grew over the summer, other kinds such as San Marzano, Brandywine, Sungold, Beefsteak, and others are just fine. I wouldn’t use cherry tomatoes… they’re not the right kind for this recipe.
 
Which ever kind you decide to use, blanching your tomatoes makes the dish better. It’s not complicated and only takes a few minutes ⏳ to do. If you’re not familiar on how to do this cooking method, here’s a great tutorial on the subject… Blanching Tomatoes for Cooking & Canning • How to
 
I like using my stuffed Queen green olives for two reasons; I always have some in my fridge and second, I like the pimiento pepper inside… it’s a two for one kind of a deal 😉! On the other hand, feel free to use other varieties of olives such as the Italian Cerignola, Liguria, Castelvetrano, or from other countries like Picholine (France), Manzanilla or Gordal from Spain.
 
Caponata is the perfect “end of summer” recipe. It’s a flavorful and healthy 💚 way to savor your vegetables! It’s a wonderful Sicilian dish to enjoy as an appetizer, a main course, or as a side for your protein.
Bon Appétit! 🍽
 
Here are more delicious vegetable recipes for you to try… 😀
– Vegetable Tian
– German Red Cabbage
– Vegetable Medley
– Summer Creamy Coleslaw
– Tabbouleh
– Creamed Spinach – Steakhouse Style
– Grand Marnier Glazed Carrots
and for even more vegetable recipes 🌽🍄🍆, click on this link… Recipe Category • Vegetables & Sides

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