Best Sweet And Sour Marinated Vegetables Recipes
SWEET AND SOUR MARINATED VEGETABLES
Sometimes I peel eggplants completely, sometimes not at all. Leaving the peel on adds a slightly bitter taste-which I like-but also helps the eggplant hold its shape after you cut it into cubes or slices. If you want the best of both worlds, remove thick stripes of peel from the eggplant, leaving half the peel intact. Caponata can last several days in the refrigerator and is even better after marinating for a day. It is best eaten at room temperature, so remove it from the refrigerator about 2 hours before serving. Caponata is usually served as part of an antipasto assortment, although it makes a wonderful summer contorno, or side dish, to grilled meats or fish.
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Stir in the red pepper and cook 1 minute. Drain thoroughly.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until a cube of eggplant dipped in the oil gives off a lively sizzle. Add the eggplant cubes and fry, stirring and turning them so they cook evenly, until the eggplant is golden brown on all sides. Remove the eggplant with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
- Heat the olive oil in a separate large skillet. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onion to the oil remaining in pan and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in the celery and cook until the vegetables are wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins, green olives, pine nuts, capers, and blanched pepper. Season with salt and pepper to taste and continue cooking, stirring, until the vegetables are soft but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes and cook until they are softened, about 5 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, make the sugar-mint syrup. Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the sugar and the mint, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
- Pour the syrup into the skillet of vegetables and cook until the vegetables are very soft and juicy but not broken up-you should be able to see the shape of each vegetable-3 to 4 minutes. Finally, stir in the eggplant and zucchini and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Cool completely before refrigerating.
SWEET AND SOUR MARINATED VEGETABLES
Out if this world veggie dish and low in fat if you are watching your calories. Made this for a bereavement reception for a church family. They loved it and requested the recipe. Very colorful dish and easy for a pot luck.
Provided by jrbennett
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large bowl mix the vinegar, sugar, water and hidden ranch packet.
- Place cut veggies into marinade and mix.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 20.8, Sodium 0.3, Carbohydrate 5, Sugar 5
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