Recipe: Eggplant Caponata

Eggplant Caponata Recipe

Eggplants and tomatoes are vegetables that produce compounds to protect themselves against oxidative stress and infection, and guess what! These antioxidants and anti-inflammatories are passed on to you when you eat them! Try this eggplant caponata tonight!

Eggplant Caponata Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
2 pounds eggplant, peel thick skin if necessary and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
1 rib celery, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons tomato paste, thinned with 1/4 cup water
1 cup fresh, good quality tomatoes, chopped
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
6 ounces green olives, pitted and roughly chopped
½ cup white wine vinegar
½ cup golden raisins
¼ cup capers, rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons agave nectar
2 tablespoons unsweetened chocolate, finely grated
½ cup finely shredded basil
2 tablespoons pine nuts

Eggplant Caponata Directions

Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, add eggplant and fry, tossing occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggplant to a large bowl.
Keeping oil hot, add onions and celery. Cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost evaporated, about 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, salt, and pepper and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in olives, vinegar, raisins, capers, agave, and chocolate. Cook, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 15 minutes.
Transfer to bowl with eggplant, along with basil and pine nuts, and mix together. Let cool to room temperature before serving this eggplant caponata.

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Jennifer Cohen Katz

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FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.

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