Caponata With Pine Nuts Food

CAPONATA WITH PINE NUTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Coat 2 cookie sheets with 2 tablespoons olive oil each, spread with eggplant and roast about 10-12 minutes. Remove.
• Saute garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil over moderate heat until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the onions and celery and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Stir together vinegar and sugar. Add to the onion-tomato mixture along with the eggplant and raisins. Cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until all the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. (May be made to this point up to 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• When ready to serve, let come to room temperature and stir in remaining ingredients. Serve with pita bread crisps.

CAPONATA

Steps:

• Cut the eggplant into 1/2 inch cubes sprinkle with salt and place in a colander over paper towles or container. After 30 minutes pat dry with dry paper towels and set aside.
• Mix the wine vinegar and sugar and set aside.
• In a heavy 12 to 14 inch skillet, over moderate heat, add 1/4 cup olive oil then add celery, stirring frequently for 10 minutes.
• Add the chopped onions to the celery and cook until soft and lightly colored about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon transfer them from the skillet into a bowl.
• Add the remaining olive oil (1/4 cup) into the skillet, and under high heat add the eggplant cubes, stirring and turning them constantly for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Return the celery and onions to the skillet and stir in the vinegar and sugar mixture, drained tomatoes, tomato paste, kalamata olives, capers, salt, and black pepper.
• Bring to boil, reduce reat, simmer uncovered, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes. Stir in the pine nuts. Taste mixture season, if necessary, with salt, pepper, and/or a little vinegar.
• Cool the caponata then transer to a serving/storage bowl and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours (overnight is best). Enjoy.

ROASTED EGGPLANT CAPONATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
• Place the whole eggplant on the pan, prick with a fork in several places, and rub with olive oil. Roast for 45 to 50 minutes, until the eggplant is very soft when pierced with a knife. Set aside to cool. Halve the eggplant, peel, and discard the skin. Place the eggplant, peppers, and olives in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse until coarsely chopped. Pour into a mixing bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saute pan. Add the onion and red pepper flakes and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the onion is lightly browned. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute, and add to the eggplant mixture. Add the parsley, pine nuts, lemon juice, capers, tomato paste, vinegar, salt, and pepper and mix. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours to allow the flavors to develop. Taste for seasonings and serve at room temperature with toasted pita triangles.

ROASTED EGGPLANT CAPONATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Toss the eggplant, bell peppers and shallots with the olive oil, garlic, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Spread the vegetables on the lined baking sheet and roast, stirring occasionally, until softened and browned, about 45 minutes. Let cool.
• Transfer the vegetables to a medium bowl and stir in the parsley, capers, raisins, lemon zest, lemon juice and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the pine nuts.
• Serve the caponata with baguette slices.

CAPONATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the eggplant generously with olive oil and salt, to taste. Spread out on a baking sheet and roast until the eggplant is soft and mushy, about 15 to 20 minutes. Reserve.
• Coat a wide deep pot with olive oil. Toss in the onion and crushed red pepper and season with salt, to taste. Cook over medium-high heat until the onions are soft and aromatic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the fennel, celery and garlic and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the peppers and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes. Add the zucchini, season with salt, to taste, and cook until the zucchini and all the veggies are soft and aromatic and starting to come together as a stew, about 5 to 6 minutes. Toss in the eggplant, 1/2 cup of water and the tomato paste. Cook until the water has evaporated. Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar in a small bowl and add it to the mixture. Stir in the raisins, capers, pine nuts and mint. Cook for another 5 to 6 minutes.
• Let cool and transfer the caponata to a serving bowl. Serve immediately or even better tomorrow or the next day.

CAPONATA WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Toss eggplants with 2 tablespoons salt in a colander set over a bowl; chill 3-10 hours.
• Gather up eggplants in a kitchen towel; squeeze out excess liquid. Combine eggplants, fennel, and vegetable oil in a large heavy pot set over high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplants are golden brown and fennel is soft, 20-25 minutes. Transfer vegetables to paper towels to drain; let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, toast pine nuts in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, tossing often, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium. Cook onion, chiles, and garlic, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 6-8 minutes. Stir in paprika and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, vinegar, and sugar; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add nuts, cranberries, and eggplant mixture. Toss until heated through and glazed; season with salt. Let cool; serve with bread.

SMOKY EGGPLANT CAPONATA WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Prepare a hot fire (400°F) in a wood-fired oven or grill.
• Place the eggplant in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let drain over the sink or a bowl for 30 to 40 minutes. Rinse under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
• Pour 1/2 inch of olive oil into a large cast-iron skillet and heat it in the oven until hot enough to make a piece of eggplant sizzle. Add the eggplant and roast in the oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain, then transfer to a bowl.
• In the same pan, heat the reserved olive oil from the toasted pine nuts and roast the onion until translucent, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to the eggplant. Reheat the oil and sauté the celery for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and add to the eggplant mixture. Add the bell pepper, olives, capers, and sliced garlic to the eggplant mixture.
• Heat the tomatoes in the skillet in the oven until they come to a simmer, then add the vinegar, sugar, and black pepper to taste. Simmer for another 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat, add the toasted pine nuts, and add to the bowl of vegetables. Mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Let cool to room temperature and serve, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

CAPONATA

Steps:

• Pour the olive oil into a large heavybased saucepan or casserole, place over a medium heat and add the aubergines. Cook for a good 15-20 mins until they are soft. Scoop the aubergines out of the pan - you should be left with some olive oil. Add the shallots and cook for about 5 mins until they are soft and translucent. Add the tomatoes and cook slowly, so they break down and turn to a soft mush, then add the aubergines back to the pan. Now put in the capers, raisins, celery and vinegar, season well and cover with a lid. Cook over a low heat for 40 mins, until all the vegetables are soft. Stir gently so it doesn't break up too much; the stew should smell sweet and sour.
• When the caponata is cooked, leave to cool slightly while you make the bruschetta. Heat a griddle pan, drizzle the bread with olive oil and griddle until toasted and lightly charred on both sides, then rub with a garlic clove and season. Serve the warm caponata scattered with the basil leaves and pine nuts, with bruschetta on the side.

CAPONATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel the eggplant and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• Heat a large, heavy pan over medium heat and saute the eggplant, tomatoes, onion, green pepper and garlic until eggplant is tender; approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients, except for the pine nuts and simmer 15 minutes.
• Toast pine nuts in oven until golden, about 8 minutes then sprinkle over caponata just before serving.
• Serve at room temperature with pita bread triangles or sliced baguette.

EASY CAPONATA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add celery and cook uncovered until softened, about 1 minute. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat; add onion and celery and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add eggplant, red bell peppers, and zucchini and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato puree, vinegar, and sugar. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Add olives, raisins, pine nuts, and capers. Season with salt and pepper and cook until flavors are well combined, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir in chopped basil. Cool and serve at room temperature.

AUTUMN CAPONATA

Steps:

• Sauté onion in olive oil. Add tomato puree, wine, sugar. Simmer 30 minutes.
• Add the squash and vinegar to the tomato sauce. Stir well and taste for seasoning.
• Blanch celery in boiling water then drain and dip into ice water. Drain again and add to the mixture.
• Add capers, parsley, olives, and pine nuts for final five minutes.
• Let cool. Better the next day. Serve with additional salt and pepper and a drizzle of very good olive oil.