aubergine caponata with cannellini beans
ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 large aubergines
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 25g flat leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp capers
- 60g pitted green olives
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 400g cherry vine tomatoes
- 400g can cannellini beans
- 30g pine nuts
- 8 spanish caperberries
directions:
- slice the aubergine in halve lengthways and sliced into half moons.
- heat the olive oil over a high heat in a large pan. add the aubergine with the oregano and pinch of salt. cook through until golden stirring occasionally.
- slice the red onion in half and then into thin strips.
- lower the heat and add the red onion. cook for a few minutes until the red onion starts to soften.
- finely slice the garlic. chop the stalks from the parsley leafs, set the leafs a side
- add the garlic and parsley stalks and cook for a minute
- add capers olives and vinegar cook through until the vinegar has evaporated
- rinse and drain the cannellini beans and chop the cherry tomatoes in half
- add the cannellini beans and cherry tomatoes. simmer for 15minutes and stir occasionally
- place the pin nut in a dry pan over a high heat and toast lightly.
- finely chop the parsley leafs.
- serve topping with parsley leafs, toasted pine nuts and Spanish caperberries
- enjoy!