Doc’s Roasted Eggplant Caponata

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant (1 1/2 pounds)
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 4 ounces jarred roasted red peppers, chopped
• 1/2 cup large green olives, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (3 cloves)
• 3 tablespoons minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons drained capers
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

• 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 sauté 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.
• 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.

Enjoy this delicious recipe from CardioMender, MD. We offer cardiologist supervised weight loss in Pembroke Pines, FL.

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