caponata

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makes about 6 cups

the italian eggplant classic,gone raw

Ingredients

  • 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 tablespoons capers,optional, not raw
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  • dressing:
  • ½ cup sundried tomato, soaked
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons agave
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, or more to taste
  • all organic if possible

Preparation

1.prepare dressing ingredients in magic bullet or blender.

2.pour over rest of ingredients,and mix well.

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!

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.

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;)

Comments

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ardesmond2 writes: (May 02, 2008)

mmmmm this looks really good

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rachel_akiko writes: (May 02, 2008)

That looks AWESOME!

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pianissima writes: (May 02, 2008)

oh wow!

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SophiaRose writes: (May 02, 2008)

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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RawFL writes: (May 02, 2008)

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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angie writes: (May 02, 2008)

Yum! I’ve been looking for simple, filling, yummy veggie “main dishes” and this looks perfect!

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evergreen writes: (May 03, 2008)

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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rachel_akiko writes: (May 04, 2008)

I’ve never had raw OR cooked eggplant before, so I can’t wait to try this!!

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nutritionmagician writes: (May 04, 2008)

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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evergreen writes: (May 13, 2008)

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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nutritionmagician writes: (May 15, 2008)

Thanks Evergreen. This is hysterical—I never knew eggplant was gendered!

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rachel_akiko writes: (May 17, 2008)

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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rachel_akiko writes: (May 17, 2008)

Oh, and it’s also SUPER filling.

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nutritionmagician writes: (May 18, 2008)

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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evergreen writes: (May 19, 2008)

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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rachel_akiko writes: (June 01, 2008)

nutritionmagician, the dressing is AWESOME on salad and it tastes just like Thousand Island :D

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Khaas Ladki writes: (June 23, 2008)

YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!

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AKAAuburnEyes writes: (July 01, 2008)

Made this last night and it was awesome.

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crunchy writes: (July 31, 2008)

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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rramirez writes: (August 05, 2008)

Excellent!! Our family is slowly transitioning to raw, and we all liked this meal. Thanks!

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evergreen writes: (August 07, 2008)

thanks everyone ,for letting me know that you like this recipe:)

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greenie writes: (August 12, 2008)

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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Karuna writes: (August 13, 2008)

I can’t wait to try this – it looks wonderful.

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lalala writes: (August 14, 2008)

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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littlegems writes: (August 16, 2008)

I just made this and am loving it! thanks!

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ardesmond2 writes: (August 16, 2008)

I just got around to making this recipe .. Thanks the dressing and the dish is great.

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littlegems writes: (August 18, 2008)

not only is it great on a bed of shredded kale, but after a couple of days, I blended it into a dip and it was amazing with cut celery! I will definitely be making this again! thanks :)

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Mon46 writes: (August 20, 2008)

I made this last night. It’s fantastic. I put it over a bed of dandelion greens and the combo really worked. Thanks!

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roseyonnex writes: (August 24, 2008)

This is an awesome dish! The sauce is excellent and it tastes great! The egg plant with soak up any sauce it is matched with, and this soaks up the great-tasting sauce nicely. It is also a good dish that keeps will in the frige. The more it maranates the better it gets. I think you could also serve this as a wrap or in a whole green or red pepper. Thanks!!

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Karuna writes: (August 25, 2008)

This is so great. Raw eggplant – who knew?

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heathermarsbomb writes: (August 26, 2008)

this is amaaaaazing. I am eating right now for lunch over a bed of baby spinach. I let it marinate overnight. I cant believe raw eggplant could be this good!!! I used local farm tomatoes and eggplant and herbs from my garden. WOW. Thanks so much for this recipe :)

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evergreen writes: (August 26, 2008)

thank you all, for the awesome comments:) you guys are all so sweet to take the time to let me know you like this…:)

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JoyceH writes: (August 27, 2008)

This is very good and even better if left to marinate in the fridge for a day or two. I mixed left overs with kale and took it to work and this was a lovely salad. By today, the eggplant was nice and soft.

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morgan19 writes: (August 29, 2008)

I thought this was the oddest combination of ingredients when I first read the recipe but it tasted absolutely divine. thank you for sharing evergreen! :)

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sueko writes: (August 29, 2008)

Instructions say tp prepare dressing ingredients and pour over other ingredients. Which is which? Is the dressing everything listed after the sun dried tomatos? I’m itching to try this.

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evergreen writes: (August 29, 2008)

hi sueko…yes,you are right!in the ingredient list, everything that is listed after ‘dressing’,starting with the sundried tomato:)

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honeygood2 writes: (August 30, 2008)

Hey, I will let you know how it goes, im marinating it now, and giving it to some very “picky” carnivoires as a side dish along with some raw key lime pie for dessert! Will let u know how it came out!

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Ras I Ray writes: (September 03, 2008)

This one looks like a dish InI can get InI stubborn friends to try. Give thanks for a great recipe. One perfect love. Until that day!!!

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Ras I Ray writes: (September 03, 2008)

This one looks like a dish InI can get InI stubborn friends to try. Give thanks for a great recipe. One perfect love. Until that day!!!

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DreamBrother writes: (September 03, 2008)

DELICIOUS! i used a little less agave, and some sea salt. also put it in the dehydrator for 2 hrs at 115F which brought out the flavors nicely. my non-raw friends couldn’t stop eating it.

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MsDerious writes: (September 04, 2008)

Lovely! I think next time less agave for me…. but it was lovely. I think it’s the best raw thing I’ve had yet :)

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