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Easy caponata
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Easy caponata

13 ingredients 20 min + 25 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Easy caponata

Caponata is a chunky aubergine sauce that is great for dipping bread sticks into or spreading on toast

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

267
Calories
4g
Protein
15g
Fat
33g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2

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

  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 1 red pepper , peeled and chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper , peeled and chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves - 4 sliced and 1 halved, to serve
  • 5 tbsp olive oil , plus extra to serve
  • 100g chargrilled aubergines from a jar, pot or deli counter, drained if in oil and roughly chopped
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp small capers
  • handful green olives , chopped
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • large baguette , thickly sliced and toasted, to serve

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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