Mediterranean Sweet and Sour Eggplant

This is a great picnic or alfresco dish that is also delicious served on crostini and as a topping for almost any grilled or crisply fried fish or meat. I also love to toss this with cooked pasta, either hot or cold. I’m oven-roasting the eggplant here, but you could also grill it, which would add a nice smoky flavor. I’m using canned tomatoes, because frankly most of the fresh tomatoes we get in the market are pretty tasteless. If you grow tomatoes or have a farmers’ market near you, by al