Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Courtesy of M. Dantel (friend) Cherie Bargery
c_bargery@hotmail.comPeperonata (or Italian Eggplant)Ingredients (use vegan versions): 1 large eggplant
2 large bell peppers (capsicum)
1 can/tin of diced tomatoes
2-3 garlic cloves
Extra virgin olive oil
Directions:Peel and dice eggplant. Generously salt the eggplant to remove bitterness and let sit for 20-30 minutes or until the eggplant sweats. Rinse the eggplant and pat dry to remove extra moisture.
While the eggplant is sitting, de-seed and dice both bell peppers. You can use red, green or yellow ones, depending on how colorful you want this to look.
Put a generous amount of oil in your skillet and turn the heat up to medium high. Put in your eggplant and kinda of stir-fry it, keeping it moving until it starts to get soft. Then add the bell pepper. When the pepper starts to go a bit soft, crush your garlic and add that to the skillet stirring constantly. Then add your can of tomatoes. You can use the Italian seasoned tomatoes if you'd like a bit of extra flavor.
Lower the heat to simmering, cover and cook an additional 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.
Before serving, give it a quick stir to blend in the flavors one last time.
This recipe freezes great, and you can eat it hot or cold as a dip. My favorite way is to buy a nice loaf of french bread, hollow out the centre, and fill it with the Peperonata. What a great way to prepare for a picnic!
Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 45 Mins.
I made this last night and it was wonderful!!! My non-vegan roommate even enjoyed it. It was VERY VERY easy, and you don't have to watch it all the time so you can multi-task.
Archived comment by: vegan2223
Whoa! This is good stuff! I'm Italian...and this tastes like something my mother would make! A cheap and simple dish, that tastes great! Put it on whole-wheat italian bread for an awesome hero!
Archived comment by: sirFartsAlot
I made this last night, it it turned out great. I added onion and sun dried tomatoes, and my husband loved it. He asked that I always make eggplant this way!
Archived comment by: rikilm
I can't believe how good this recipe is. Its so easy to make and it has great flavor.
Archived comment by: vegan1
added some fresh basil and vegan parm before serving... yum!!
Archived comment by: bdancer
