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Mom’s Caponata (Eggplant Salad)
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Mom’s Caponata (Eggplant Salad)

10 ingredients 33 min + 27 min 9 openrecipes
Mom’s Caponata (Eggplant Salad)

A refreshing, sweet-and-sour salad of cooked eggplant cubes, crushed fresh tomatoes and olives. It’s even better the next day.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

263
Calories
4g
Protein
14g
Fat
27g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Eggplant 1 cup cubed (82g) 35
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 whole Large Tomatoes
  • 1 whole Medium Sweet Onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic, Peeled
  • ½ cups Olive Oil
  • 2 pounds Eggplants
  • 6 leaves Basil Or 2 Teaspoons Dried Basil
  • ¼ cups Salt And Black Pepper To Taste
  • 12 ounces, weight Wine Vinegar
  • 7 ounces, weight Pitted Black Olives, Sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons Pimiento-stuffed Green Olives (Manzanilla), Drained

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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