caponata
the italian eggplant classic,gone raw
1 medium eggplant,peeled, 1/4"dice approx 4 cups
1 cup tomato, 1/4" dice
1 sweet bell pepper,i used orange, 1/4"
dice
1 celery stalk, 1/4" dice
¼ cup red onion,or more to taste, 1/4" dice
¼ cup olives of choice,i used a mix of green and black, 1/4" dice
2
tablespoon capers,optional, not raw
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dressing:
½ cup sundried tomato, soaked
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon agave, or 2 soaked medjool dates
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried
parsley
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 clove garlic, or more to taste
all organic if possible
1.prepare dressing ingredients in magic bullet or blender.
2.pour over rest of ingredients,and mix well.
if you would like to reduce the amount of oil, replace with equal amount of tomato soak liquid:)
good right away or can be marinated several days in fridge.
note:shown pictured with caponata crisps ...
i also made “caponata poppers” cut mini sweet bell peppers(red,orange,yellow) in half,remove seeds,fill with caponata and top with fresh basil and a sprinkle of pine nuts(pignoli).small tomatos may be scooped out and stuffed ,too! yummy as a bruschetta topping.
as mentioned below, i use the chopwizard with the dice blade to make this recipe:) it is available at kitchen stores and larger department stores at this time.may be sold under the manufacturers name ‘progressive’
i found this about picking eggplant !
the chopwizard amazon link (thanks greenie!) ...
sometimes i make “not caponata”,replace the eggplant with 1 green squash,1 yellow squash and some mushrooms;)
56 reponses to "caponata"
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I just got around to making this recipe .. Thanks the dressing and the dish is great.
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I just made this and am loving it! thanks!
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this was really great. the taste is so strong that i ate it slowly, and it makes so much! i'll be eating this again later tonight for sure.
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I can't wait to try this - it looks wonderful.
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This looks amazing. I also followed the link to the chopwizard.com. I ordered it from Amazon.com, which has free shipping (the chopwizard.com site charges over $12 for shipping!). Thanks for the recommendation, and also for the link to the eggplant article. Very helpful!
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thanks everyone ,for letting me know that you like this recipe:)
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Excellent!! Our family is slowly transitioning to raw, and we all liked this meal. Thanks!
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Had this last night and it rocked! We added carrots, walnuts and raw kalamata olives because we didn't have any celery and sundried tomaotes.
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Made this last night and it was awesome.
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YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!
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nutritionmagician, the dressing is AWESOME on salad and it tastes just like Thousand Island :D
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hi!...glad you liked it!i know its silly to call them male and female, but thats how my mom taught me...i love the small dice,too, and it was really quick and easy to do because i used the "vidalia chop wizard".
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Made this this week using the small eggplant with purple striped skin--not sure of the gender :-). It was totally fabulous; I like it better than the cooked version b/c it's so fresh tating and the eggplant wasn't bitter at all. I think the small dice is part of what helps. I only used about 2/3 of the dressing and the dressing itself it quite tasty so I'm looking forward to finding other ways to use it.
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Oh, and it's also SUPER filling.
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Wow, I never knew that eggplant was gendered either... I have no idea whether I ate a boy or a girl eggplant yesterday, LOL. I made this yesterday for lunch, and my mom and brother and I all loved it. It was really tasty. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
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Thanks Evergreen. This is hysterical--I never knew eggplant was gendered!
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hi nutritionmagician...im not sure if this is true,but i pick "male" eggplant.they have a shallow round indentation in its bottom as opposed to the "female" which has a deeper dash shaped indentation.i pick lighter eggplants ,weight wise, as they tend to have less (bitter) seeds.also, i find that the "bigger is better" theory is not true for eggplant! hope this helps;)
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This looks fabulous! In the world of cooked foods, I'm used to salting eggplant and letting it sit an hours before using it in a recipe to get the bitter taste out. I'm wondering how it tastes in this recipe w/o doing that? I love Caponata so can't wait to try this.
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I've never had raw OR cooked eggplant before, so I can't wait to try this!!
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hi everyone...thank you all for the nice comments.i'm glad you liked it SophiaRose, this is my first dish with raw eggplant too!
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Yum! I've been looking for simple, filling, yummy veggie "main dishes" and this looks perfect!
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Sounds great! I'm not an eggplant fan, but am finding recipes that I am going to try anyway and this will be one of them. The sauce sounds like one of the best tomato sauces I've found. Thanks
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I just made this for dinner (probably like 10 seconds after you posted it, ha) and my boyfriend (who is transitioning to raw) really loved it! The sauce is great. This is my first dish with raw eggplant. Thanks!
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oh wow!
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That looks AWESOME!
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mmmmm this looks really good