Caponata with baked feta

AUTHOR
Cassandra Brock
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 600 g Aubergines
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 Onion
  • 3 (approx. 100 g) stalks of celery
  • 5 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 can(s) (425 ml) chunky tomatoes
  • 1 package (180 g) Bio-Fetakäse
  • 2 Branches of rosemary
  • 1 TABLESPOON Olive oil
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 TEASPOONS Sugar
  • 3-4 Tsp Cocoa powder
  • 60 g black olives without stone
  • 30 g Capers
  • 6-8 Stem(s) flat leaf parsley
  • 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash and peel the aubergines and cut them into cubes of about 2 cm. Put them in a bowl, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and mix. Cover and leave to stand for about 45 minutes. Peel and slice the onion. Clean and wash the celery and cut it into approx. 1/2 cm thick slices

  2. 2

    Pour the aubergines into a sieve, drain well. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan, fry the aubergines in it until they are hot, remove. Add 2 tbsp. oil to the pan, heat up. Add onion and celery and fry for about 5 minutes, turning. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes and simmer for about 8 minutes

  3. 3

    In the meantime cut the feta in half. Season with salt and pepper. Wash the rosemary, shake dry and place on the feta. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tbsp. olive oil and wrap them individually in aluminium foil. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 150 °C/ convection oven: 125 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for about 15 minutes

  4. 4

    Season tomato vegetables with vinegar, sugar, cocoa, salt and pepper. Cut olives lengthwise in half. Add capers and olives and simmer at low heat for another 10 minutes. After about 5 minutes add aubergines. Wash parsley, shake dry and chop finely

  5. 5

    Remove the feta from the aluminium foil. Sprinkle Caponata with parsley and arrange on plates with baked feta. Tastes good with farmhouse bread

  6. 6

    Waiting time approx. 35 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
670 kcal
CARBS
23 g
FATS
52 g
PROTEINS
24 g