Italian Style Eggplant & Pepper Salad

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Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
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Italian Style Eggplant & Pepper Salad

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 28.8

Description

This Italian salad features Eggplant 1/4 c Olive oil, Bell peppers, red or green 1/4 c Red wine vinegar, Celery stalks 1 teaspoon Oregano. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. Perfect for lunch, picnics, or as a light side dish. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Olive oil for sauteeing Salt & pepper 2 ea Garlic cloves, minced 1/4 c Black olives, chopped
  2. Preheat oven to 400F (204ðC).
  3. Place whole eggplant, unpeeled, on a rack in oven.
  4. Wrap the two peppers & celery stalks individually in aluminum foil & place them on rack as well.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes.
  6. Remove peppers & celery & let cool.
  7. Bake eggplant for another 15 minutes.
  8. It should be very tender & have collapsed.
  9. When vegetables are
  10. cool enough to handle,
  11. peel eggplant,
  12. cut into several pieces &
  13. drain in a colnder for 20 minutes.
  14. Squeeze out some of the excess moisture.
  15. Chop peppers, removing stems & seeds.
  16. Leave in large pieces.
  17. Chop celery into 1/2" pieces.
  18. Dice eggplant & combnie with peppers & celery in a large bowl.
  19. Heat a few drops of olive oil in a skillet & saute the garlic till golden.
  20. Add to hte bowl.
  21. Add remaining ingredients & mix thoroughly.
  22. Cover & let stand for 1 hour at room temperature before serving.
  23. Nava Atlas, "Vegetariana"

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 28.8kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.3g1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 20.8mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 6.5g3%
Dietary Fiber 2.8g12%
Sugars 3.6g
Protein 1.1g3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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