8 sicilian caponata Recipes

celery rib, spanish onion (purple skin ), eggplant, garlic cloves, green olives, pitted and halved, pine nuts, toasted, peeled tomatoes, fresh sweet basil, white sugar, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, frying oil

italian eggplants (about 4), kosher salt or 2 tsp fine sea salt, extra-virgin olive oil, chopped onion (1 medium), celery ribs, cut crosswise into very thin, green sicilian olives (1 3/4 oz), pitted and coarsely chopped, italian capers packed in salt (1/3 cup), rinsed well, sugar , or to taste, white-wine vinegar, whole tomatoes in juice, drained and chopped (1 cup)

chopped eggplant , about 2 medium, extra virgin olive oil, divided, yellow onion, chopped, garlic, minced, celery, diced, roma tomatoes, chopped, capers, drained, lightly toasted pine nuts, natural cane sugar, red wine vinegar, dried chile flakes , optional, sea salt, green sicilian olives, minced for garnish

olive oil, fresh or 2 (9-oz) packages frozen artichoke hearts, cut into 1 inch cubes, diced onion, chopped garlic, diced celery , parboiled for 2 minutes, red pepper flakes, drained capers, pitted greek or sicilian black olives, halved, tomato sauce, chopped fresh basil, unsweetened cocoa powder (iknow..weird), balsamic vinegar, sugar

tomatoes , halved lengthwise, globe eggplants , cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, canola oil, stalk celery, diced, red onion, diced, sicilian green olives, pitted and chopped, white wine vinegar, golden raisins, capers, drained, granulated sugar, red chile flakes, chopped fresh basil , plus more for garnish, chopped flat-leaf parsley, italian bread, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick slices, ricotta salata, crumbled

eggplants, olive oil, onions, diced, tomato sauce, celery ribs, diced, capers, pitted green olives, chopped, pitted black olives, chopped, sugar, white vinegar, salt, pepper, garnish: fresh oregano sprigs