EGGPLANTS with OLIVES and CAPERS in a pan, an easy Mediterranean side dish to prepare, perfect to accompany meat or fish, great for barbecues.
They brought me some fresh organic eggplants from the garden, and I couldn’t resist taking advantage of it! I prepared them in a pan with black olives and my beloved salted capers, which I prepare every summer with those grown by my neighbor in the dry stone walls of the garden… a real tradition!
The pan-fried eggplants with olives and capers are a quick side dish, light and full of flavor, perfect to accompany meat or fish dishes, but also great to serve with toasted bread or inside a wrap. It is a Mediterranean recipe, gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan and vegetarian, which is prepared in a few minutes with simple but genuine ingredients.
To make them even more fragrant, I added garlic, oregano, and cherry tomatoes. If you like light summer dishes, this one is also perfect to serve cold or the next day: the flavors will be even more intense!
A tasty idea, also ideal as a cold appetizer, for a summer lunch or a quick dinner.
Follow me in the kitchen today; there’s eggplants with olives and capers in a pan.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 3People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, Autumn
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 20 black olives
- 2 tablespoons salted capers
- 1 clove garlic
- 5.3 oz cherry tomatoes
Steps
Cut the eggplants into cubes not too small, place them in a pan with oil, a clove of garlic, and cook for a few minutes.
Gradually add the capers, olives, and finally the cherry tomatoes, canned or fresh, as you prefer.
Add a few basil leaves and cook for about 35 minutes, stirring them from time to time. Serve with a sprinkle of oregano.
Bon appétit
If you like the recipe, click on the stars at the bottom of the article. THANK YOU!
EGGPLANTS with OLIVES and CAPERS in a pan
FOLLOW ME ON TELEGRAM ENABLE NOTIFICATIONS
FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK
FOLLOW ARTE IN CUCINA ON INSTAGRAM
HERE MORE RECIPES
EGGPLANTS with OLIVES and CAPERS in a pan
Can I use striped eggplants?
Yes! Absolutely! The white ones are also excellent.
Which olives are best for the eggplant with olives and capers recipe?
Pitted black olives or taggiasca olives are perfect because they are sweeter and less overpowering.
Which herbs go well with eggplants?
For this recipe or however you cook them, eggplants go well with garlic, basil, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage, and oregano.
Do I need to desalinate the capers?
Absolutely yes! Rinse them under running water or soak them for 10 minutes if they are very salty.
Can I prepare the eggplants with olives and capers in advance?
Of course! In fact, they are even tastier when cold because the flavors blend better.
Can I add other ingredients?
If you want, you can enrich them with sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, or chili pepper for an even tastier variant.
