caponata
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A Sicilian dish of cooked eggplant and vegetables served as a salad or side dish
- noun
- /ˌkæpəˈnɑːtə/
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caponata
- We enjoyed homemade caponata as a side dish for our grilled fish dinner.
- caponata (eggplant)
- Serve caponata
Examples
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The restaurant serves a delicious caponata made from fresh eggplant and summer vegetables.
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For instance, the Sicilian caponata mixes eggplants and other summer vegetables in a sweet-sour-salty recipe that can be used in various ways on the table.
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In the past week alone, I've canned tomato sauce, caponata, rhubarb-plum chutney, and mixed fruit butter.
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You can find caponata prepared with olives and capers, making it a savory treat.
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Etymology
Caponata comes from Sicily and probably from a Catalan word caponada, which meant a cooked 'mix' of foods; think of it as a Mediterranean vegetable stew. That's why caponata today names the cooked eggplant and vegetable dish often served as a salad or side.