Add Sicilian flavors to your party with these meatless appetizers. Serve slow cooked spicy vegetable Caponata with bread or crackers.
Slow-Cooker Spicy Caponata
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 5 hr 45 min
- Servings 32
- Ingredients 17
Ingredients
- 2 small unpeeled eggplants (3/4 lb each), cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 lb plum (Roma) tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 3 stalks celery, sliced (1 1/3 cups)
- 1 large zucchini, cut in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise into slices (2 cups)
- 1 red or orange bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pitted green olives
- 1/4 cup capers, drained
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Toasted bread slices or assorted crackers, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix eggplant, tomatoes, celery, zucchini, bell pepper, onion, raisins, tomato paste, sugar, pepper flakes and pepper.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 5 hours.
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Step3Stir basil, parsley, olives, capers and vinegar into slow cooker. Cool completely. Refrigerate until well chilled. Serve caponata cold or at room temperature with bread or crackers.
Nutrition
25
Calories
0g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 25
- Total Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Vegetable;Carbohydrate Choice
0
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