Vegetable Caponata

Caponata di Verdure

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast: More Than 100 Recipes Inspired by the Flavour of Southern Italy

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1998

  • About

This is an alternative version of the famous Sicilian caponata di melanzane, which is based on aubergines. Many more vegetables are included here, resulting in an excellent dish.

Ingredients

  • 150 ml (5 fl oz) olive oil
  • 50 g (2

Method

Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a small pan, add the breadcrumbs and fry until browned. Remove from the heat and set aside.

Cook all the vegetables separately in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water until just tender, then drain well. Heat the remaining olive oil in a large frying pan (or, better, a wok), add the cooked vegetables and stir-fry for 1–2 minu