Sicilian Style Caponata

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium eggplants
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 small onions, diced
• 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1/4 cup capers
• 6 pitted green olives, chopped
• 6 pitted black olives, chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel and dice eggplant; heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat; stir/saute eggplant for about 5 minutes; remove eggplant from pan and set aside.
• 2 add onion to pan; stir/saute for 5 minutes or until tender; add in tomato sauce and celery; stir/saute for 5 minutes or until celery is tender.
• 3 return the eggplant to the pan; stir in capers and the remaining ingredients; lower heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes; adjust seasoning to taste.
• 4 let cool 1 hour.
• 5 serve with crostini.