Recipes from Italy · by Silvana Nava★ 5.0 (3)
Authentic Sicilian Caponata Recipe (Classic Eggplant Dish)
NUTRITION · PER SERVING100M COOK
CAL 23%·PRO 9%
CARBS 21G18% OF CAL
9G FIBER12G SUGAR0G OTHER
FAT 44G85% OF CAL
6G SAT38G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Sicilian caponata is a warm or cold eggplant dish with a sweet-sour profile from vinegar and sugar, enriched with olives, capers, and pine nuts. Colorful and fragrant, it works as an appetizer or side dish.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 3 large eggplants
- 1 large white onion (- thinly sliced)
- 2 celery stalks (- finely chopped)
- 2 tablespoons salted capers (- rinsed well)
- 200 g pitted green olives (- 1 cup, sliced or roughly chopped)
- 50 g pine nuts (- 3 tablespoons)
- 150 ml tomato passata (strained tomatoes) (- ⅔ cup)
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 60 ml white wine vinegar (- ¼ cup)
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- vegetable oil (- for frying, such as peanut or canola oil)
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt (- for purging the eggplant)
- fine salt (- to taste)
- ground black pepper (- to taste)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 100M
CAL 23%·PRO 9%
CARBS 21G18% OF CAL
9G FIBER12G SUGAR0G OTHER
FAT 44G85% OF CAL
6G SAT38G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 1h
- Cook
- 40m
- Sodium
- 2025mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 691mg
- Calcium
- 58mg
- Iron
- 0.77mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 60M
- SODIUM
- 2025MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.