Caponata

The southern Italian dish caponata has many variations, as one would expect from a region where almost every family is blessed with good cooks. Delicious eaten outside on a hot day and pushed on to some bread with a fork, it is also a wonderful accompaniment to lamb, goat, chicken or fish cooked over charcoal. I would note here that it is just as good when served at room temperature as it is hot.

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