Couscous Arancini with Caponata & Smoked Scamorza

Arancini di couscous con caponata e scamorza affumicata

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 55

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By Isabella Barbato

Published 2026

  • About

A meeting of worlds in one crisp, golden bite. Couscous isn’t native to Sicily, but it’s been at home here for centuries. A gift from our North African neighbours, it’s still prepared with fish for Sicilian feast days and seaside celebrations. These arancini are a tribute to that cultural exchange, rolling three beloved Sicilian elements into one: couscous, caponata and the joy of frying something stuffed and delicious.

This caponata is a lighter, simplified version, with a non-trad