Pasta With Eggplant Capers And Olives Recipes

PASTA WITH EGGPLANT, CAPERS, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Toss eggplant with salt in a colander set in a large bowl, then let drain, tossing occasionally, 1 hour.
• While eggplant drains, rinse capers in a sieve and transfer to a small bowl. Cover capers with water by 2 inches and soak 30 minutes. Drain, then repeat soaking. Drain and rinse capers, then squeeze dry and coarsely chop.
• Roast bell pepper on rack of a gas burner over moderately high heat, turning with tongs, until skin is blackened, about 5 minutes. (Or broil pepper on a broiler pan about 5 inches from heat, turning occasionally, about 15 minutes.) Transfer to a bowl, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let pepper steam 10 minutes.
• When cool enough to handle, peel pepper and discard seeds, stem, and ribs. Pat pepper dry and purée in a blender until smooth.
• Rinse eggplant and pat dry thoroughly. Heat vegetable oil in a 4-quart pot over high heat until it registers 375°F on thermometer. Fry one third of eggplant, stirring gently, until just golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Fry remaining eggplant in 2 batches, returning oil to 375°F between batches.
• Pulse together olives, basil, mint, parsley, marjoram, and 2 garlic cloves in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Finely chop remaining garlic clove and cook in olive oil along with anchovy in a 5-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until anchovy dissolves and garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase heat to moderate and stir in pepper purée, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in olive mixture, capers, and wine and cook, stirring, until wine is evaporated, about 1 minute. Stir in eggplant (sauce will be very thick) and remove from heat. Keep warm, covered.
• Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, then drain and stir into sauce. Season with salt.
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PASTA WITH ROASTED TOMATOES AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss tomatoes, capers, and oregano with oil and season with salt. Roast until tomatoes burst and begin to brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.
• Return pasta and 1/4 cup pasta water to pot and add tomato mixture. Cook over high until sauce is slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. If necessary, add remaining pasta water to create a light sauce that coats pasta. Serve sprinkled with oregano.

EGGPLANT WITH CAPERS AND OLIVES

Steps:

• A large, nonstick skillet with a cover works best for this recipe.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Add eggplant and cook until it begins to get soft. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil and saute onion and garlic until onion is golden.
• Add celery, tomato sauce, and a few tablespoons of water. Cover and let steam for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add a little water if necessary.
• Return eggplant to pan, add capers, and olives.
• Heat the vinegar with the sugar and add to eggplant mixture.
• Salt and pepper to taste, and simmer gently for another 10-15 minutes, being careful not to let it burn.
• Serve hot or or cold, with slices of lemon.

EGGPLANT WITH CAPERS AND OLIVES RECIPE

Steps:

• Trim top and bottom from eggplant.
• Cut into cubes and set in a colander. Toss cubes with a little salt and let drain for 15 minutes.
• Rinse well and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Slice the white and light green parts of the leek.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute leek until soft, 3-4 minutes.
• Add rinsed eggplant to skillet. Saute until soft, 5-15 minutes.
• Add olives, capers, nuts and red pepper flakes. Heat through.
• Toss with drained pasta, adding small amounts of additional olive oil if desired.
• Top each serving with grated cheese.

FUSILLI WITH EGGPLANT, PINE NUTS, CURRANTS AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Place sliced eggplant on a large baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with salt and let stand for 20 minutes.
• Turn slices over and sprinkle with salt.
• Let stand 20 minutes.
• Rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
• cut into 1/2 cubes.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over med-high heat.
• Saute onion for about 4 minutes until golden.
• Add garlic and saute 1 minute.
• Add eggplant and saute about 10 minutes.
• Stir in pine nuts, capers and currants and saute 1 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook pasta in a large pot according to directions.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Add eggplant mixture, basil and 1/4 cup of cheese.
• Toss.
• Serve with remaining cheese separately.

MELANZANE RIPIENE CON CAPPERI E OLIVE (STUFFED EGGPLANT WITH CAPERS AND OLIVES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange eggplant halves cut-side up in a baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 20 minutes. Cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Scoop pulp out of the eggplants using a spoon, leaving skins intact. Chop pulp coarsely and transfer to a bowl. Mix in eggs, Parmesan cheese, capers, and olives. Add 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stuff eggplant skins with mixture.
• Spread half of the remaining tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. Arrange stuffed eggplants on top. Spoon remaining tomato sauce over each eggplant.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown and tomato sauce is bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes.