Simple Mediterranean Vegetable Stew

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• CCAVANAUGH66
  
  
  
  

  19 of 20 people found this review helpful
  To take the bitterness out of eggplant, salt the cubes and place in a colander for 30 minutes, and squeeze out the liquid before cooking. Caponata has celery, usually, as in the picture, and Sicilian caponata adds in raisins as well as olives. - 6/14/12
  
  
• PHEBESS
  
  
  
  

  10 of 11 people found this review helpful
  I love caponata - I add onion, peppers, and celery - and I skip the oil and begin with just a little water in the bottom of a big pot so things don't stick. I figure I get enough fat from other things I eat. - 6/18/12
  
  
• TOBEME
  
  
  
  

  10 of 10 people found this review helpful
  This is one of my favorite 'Get back on Track' meals. It is easy, tasty, and it always brings me back into line with my weight when I have eaten well all day and top this off for dinner. I do add an onion cut in chunks and a red pepper cut in slices. Filling too - 8/2/11
  
  
• CD12533467
  
  
  
  

  7 of 7 people found this review helpful
  I was so inspired with my bare fridge and cupboards, I saw this and said hey I have zucchini left and well I am allergic to egg plant I did have yellow squash. topped it off with red peppers and the last four grape tomatoes I had. Then I got really creative and homemade GF dumplings from scratch. - 6/6/12
  
  
• LAINGMOM
  
  
  
  

  7 of 7 people found this review helpful
  Added onions and garlic and some pinto beans for a touch of protein. Yummy. - 6/4/12
  
  
• LIVEDAILY
  
  
  
  

  4 of 4 people found this review helpful
  I wouldn't really call this a caponata. Caponata traditionally has olives in it. This is more like a ratatouille. Eggplant des NOT need to be salted before hand. Just use fresh eggplant, peel and dice. Add onions, garlic, zucchini, and salt free caned diced tomatoes and viola! - 9/8/15
  
  
• MYLOKENA
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  4 of 4 people found this review helpful
  I made this last night, but substituted chicken for the eggplant as I didn't want to stop at the store. I also saw and used many of the suggestions for additions below and my family loved it. I served it with rice. Definately will make this again. - 6/7/12
  
  
• KAYOLMSTEAD1
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
  Super easy. I added some garlic and onion for kicks! - 7/26/11
  
  
• 133ANDHOLDING
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  This is delicious and filling, can top chicken or fish with great results and has lot's of healthy fibre. You can also add garlic and shredded carrot which add another depth of flavor. Left overs can be served in an omelet or on top of a frittata for brunch as well. - 6/6/13
  
  
• MOMTHIA
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  Made Chef Meg's recipe using just japanese eggplant. Excellent lunch, low calorie and great taste with the balsamic vinegar, and home grown tomatoes! - 7/30/12
  
  
• ENITRUTH
  
  
  
  

  2 of 3 people found this review helpful
  Yum! I crumbled leftover baked tilapia fish fillet as a substitute for the eggplant. Easy to make. Served with whole wheat bread. Definately a keeper. - 7/11/12
  
  
• CHANGINTIME
  
  
  
  

  2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  I love caponata. This recipe is quite different from what i make, but this is much faster, so i'll give it a try. The version i make includes red & green peppers,canned plum tomatoes, celery, onion, parsley. What really makes it traditional caponata are the calamata or gaeta olives & capers. - 6/6/12
  
  
• NTAYLOR578
  
  
  
  

  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  To take the bitterness out of eggplant, salt the cubes and place in a colander for 30 minutes, and squeeze out the liquid before cooking.
  
  Add garlic and onions and optional olives (kalamata) - 6/6/13
  
  
• CALICOGOBYE
  
  
  Incredible!
  

  1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  Great recipe. What I like most about it is it's simplicity without sacrificing flavor. Yes, other ingredients can be added, but it's great as printed with only 10 minutes of effort! - 9/3/12
  
  
• ALEPEQUIJADA
  
  
  
  
  Great! - 7/22/21
  
  
• 4CONNIESHEALTH
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  My family loved it. - 7/18/21
  
  
• PATRICIAAK
  
  
  
  
  :) - 7/17/21
  
  
• SUSANBEAMON
  
  
  
  
  An interesting side dish. - 6/7/21
  
  
• PWILLOW1
  
  
  
  
  Nice dish and low calories. Yummy - 6/3/21
  
  
• CD2693807
  
  
  
  
  for color I would add yellow squash and celery and mushrooms, and some broccolini - 5/4/21
  
  
• TERMITEMOM
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  So fresh and easy, I love it! It is also very good cold. - 4/19/21
  
  
• SHERYE
  
  
  
  
  Totally yummy added more veggies to this wonderful vegetable stew - so good - 4/19/21
  
  
• JIACOLO
  
  
  
  
  This looks great! - 4/19/21
  
  
• CD6913562
  
  
  
  
  Great stew! - 4/19/21
  
  
• ELRIDDICK
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Thanks for sharing - 3/3/21
  
  
• TOMATOCAFEGAL
  
  
  Good
  
  Not anywhere near a go to for veggies - 7/30/20
  
  
• ARTJAC
  
  
  
  
  NICE - 7/29/20
  
  
• HOTPINKCAMARO49
  
  
  
  
  Good. - 7/13/20
  
  
• NEPTUNE1939
  
  
  
  
  tasty - 7/13/20
  
  
• METAFUKARI
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Good recipe, added a few more vegetables though! - 12/3/19
  
  
• TWEETYKC00
  
  
  
  
  pretty good - 9/16/19
  
  
• RAPUNZEL53
  
  
  
  
  Great - 9/16/19
  
  
• RENEEWL1
  
  
  
  
  enjoyed it! - 6/26/19
  
  
• NANCYPAT1
  
  
  
  
  Nice - 6/18/19
  
  
• CHERIRIDDELL
  
  
  
  
  nice - 11/22/18
  
  
• JANTHEBLONDE
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I love this Mediterranean's vegetables stew recipe! It's easy and delicious! - 11/7/18
  
  
• EGGBASKET1
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Delicious ! - 10/14/18
  
  
• THINCPL2004
  
  
  Very Good
  
  I love this recipe, simple to make! - 8/27/18
  
  
• RHOOK20047
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I liked this recipe, I am looking for new ways to use eggplant. Great way to get my veggies and keep on track. - 8/14/18
  
  
• JANIEWWJD
  
  
  
  
  Such great flavors!!! - 8/8/18
  
  
• CD1987279
  
  
  
  
  love stews - 8/5/18
  
  
• DEE107
  
  
  
  
  sounds good - 7/25/18
  
  
• KATHYJO56
  
  
  O.K.
  
  My family did not care for this - 7/25/18
  
  
• CHERYLHURT
  
  
  
  
  Nice - 6/28/18
  
  
• GEORGE815
  
  
  
  
  Nice recipe - 6/27/18
  
  
• PICKIE98
  
  
  
  
  Yum! - 6/23/18
  
  
• ROSSYFLOSSY
  
  
  Very Good
  
  Vibrant and delicious! - 6/23/18
  
  
• 1CRAZYDOG
  
  
  
  
  Simple, delicious, wonderful flavors. Did add garlic, peppers, onions and some garam marsala spice to beef it up. Chickpeas are my next addition when I make it to beef up the protein w/o meat! - 6/16/18
  
  
• HARRIETT14
  
  
  
  
  I'm glad that I read all the comments while cooking this dish because it made it more tastier. It took longer than 5 minutes to make. More like 45 minutes. - 4/25/18
  
  
• SANDIGIRL1212
  
  
  Good
  
  Easy but a little boring. Eggplant didn’t cook right. Probably wont make again. - 2/1/18
  
  
• SISTERPRETTY
  
  
  
  
  will definitely make this.... - 9/23/17
  
  
• USMAWIFE
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  so good - 9/22/17
  
  
• PLCHAPPELL
  
  
  Good
  
  Great recipe! - 9/22/17
  
  
• JVANAM
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Love sought is good,
  but given unsought is better.
  - William Shakespeare - 9/12/17
  
  
• GETITDONE79
  
  
  
  
  This is great for picnics - 8/8/17
  
  
• BPOLING7
  
  
  Good
  
  Was ok when served fresh, but leftovers did not save well. - 7/30/17
  
  
• BABY_GIRL69
  
  
  Very Good
  
  This is truly a good recipes. - 7/8/17
  
  
• HOLLYM48
  
  
  
  
  This looks great, I will have to try it this fall! - 7/8/17
  
  
• CD4114015
  
  
  Good
  
  Good - 7/3/17
  
  
• NANASUEH
  
  
  
  
  yummy - 6/29/17
  
  
• PASTORDAN_ATDCC
  
  
  
  
  Yum - 6/20/17
  
  
• BARCELONAME
  
  
  
  
  nice recipe - 6/20/17
  
  
• SONIAMCW1
  
  
  Good
  
  was kind of bland, needed to add salt and garlic. - 1/13/16
  
  
• CD3409143
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Made this last night but didn't exactly follow to the letter . Added a tin of mushroom stems and pieces and a can of diced tomatoes and also 5 small sweet peppers. Omitted the balsamic vinegar.Was really good as someone ELSE said they would not eat eggplant and zucchini (like me 35 years ago!!) - 9/21/15
  
  
• DEEEBEE
  
  
  Very Good
  
  This is SO healthy and easy to make. I served it tonight with brie cheese and some bakery bread. I read others' comments and added celery, onion, a red bell pepper, and garlic. DH likes his meat so the leftovers will be a side dish with a meat entree. - 9/15/15
  
  
• ETHELMERZ
  
  
  O.K.
  
  I take the skin off of the eggplant. Side dish, put Parmesan on it. - 9/8/15
  
  
• CD15212119
  
  
  
  
  About the bitterness of the eggplant like other viewers have stated salt and then let drain for a half hour or better yet you the long slender Asian eggplants. They are not bitter and the skin is so thin you can eat it. Great recipe. I like to add onion and/or garlic and olives. - 6/17/15
  
  
• RWILKE2000
  
  
  
  
  I can eat this every week. - 6/16/13
  
  
• MNLSLATER
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  What a great recipe. I took another reviewers advise about salting the eggplant, it really works. Also I added soy sausage by Morning Star and served the dish over pasta. Very filling. Will make this again for sure.
  
  
  
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• SKYVALLEYGAL
  
  
  
  
  This one couldn't be more timely. I was actually in the process of thawing a chicken breast that had been baked in FF Italian dsg. I will use this and combine the two. Sounds delish! - 6/6/13
  
  
• PATRICIAANN46
  
  
  Very Good
  
  I also added onion, green and red bell peppers, and celery. - 6/6/13
  
  
• GARIANNA1
  
  
  
  
  Yum...this is a keeper and as some of the people stated you can add many other items to it! - 6/6/13
  
  
• LINROSIE
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I added minced fresh garlic ..... Great recipe !!! - 6/6/13
  
  
• A_NEW_JAN
  
  
  
  
  Looks good, though I'll sub another veggie for the eggplant. I've never been able to get past it's texture.
  Seems like a great way to get in those veggies! - 6/6/13
  
  
• CD7023171
  
  
  Bad
  

  0 of 5 people found this review helpful
  Sorry, anything but bitter eggplant... - 6/6/13
  
  
• CD13824544
  
  
  
  

  0 of 5 people found this review helpful
  No thanks to this one. - 6/6/13
  
  
• NOCALG-MA
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Great recipe-easy, fast, not too many ingredients. Added Italian seasoning. - 5/15/13
  
  
• CD13590252
  
  
  
  
  good i substitued eggplant for baby squash delicious with toast.
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• CD9898685
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  So good! - 1/7/13
  
  
• CD12684723
  
  
  
  
  fab u lous, added a sprinkle of parmasan cheese - 7/11/12
  
  
• EVERYDAYCHOICES
  
  
  O.K.
  
  This is OK. Eggplant is not a favorite of mine but I'm trying new things. I plan to try it again and add onions. - 6/19/12
  
  
• TIAMET2
  
  
  
  
  When I cook eggplant it tastes bitter. Any suggestions for fixing that?
  
  Thanks! - 6/10/12
  
  
• IMAVISION
  
  
  
  
  YUMMY! - 6/9/12
  
  
• LALICA1
  
  
  
  

  0 of 2 people found this review helpful
  O - 6/7/12
  
  
• NASFKAB
  
  
  
  
  so this often but use garlic onions & green chili as well - 6/7/12
  
  
• TUBLADY
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  I love this, I use more eggplant, one of my favorite veggies.
  It's also good as a topping on pitas, or grilled bread as in bruschetta. - 6/6/12
  
  
• LEANJEAN6
  
  
  
  

  0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  very tasty - 6/6/12
  
  
• LUVS2BIKE101
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Aside from this being so delish, this is so quick and easy to make. Thanks, Chef Meg! - 6/6/12
  
  
• CD9743971
  
  
  Incredible!
  
  Incredible is the right choice. I am going to make this for todays evening meal. - 6/6/12
  
  
• CMFARRELL36
  
  
  
  
  Having this tonight, sort of. I can't eat aubergine (egg plant), but all the other stuff is fine. Added in shallots and garlic, and broccoli. Seasonings similar but as my family are happy with. - 6/6/12
  
  
• CD5112106
  
  
  
  

  0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  Looks interesting...however I noticed from the picture that it has celery in it. Was that missing from the ingredient list? If so, how much celery? - 6/6/12
  
  
• MIRAGE727
  
  
  Very Good
  
  I love this dish! It makes a strong argument for healthy food tasting great! - 6/6/12
  
  
• ANNEKEVA
  
  
  
  
  I do get a bit tired of the recipes not matching the picture. Like the other day hummus with ground beans but the pic is whole beans. I'll bet it's good though. - 6/6/12
  
  
• DMSGLASS
  
  
  
  
  I am going to try this with onion and red pepper instead of tomatoes. No one else in my house will eat them other than myself. - 6/6/12
  
  
• RDRUMMOND54
  
  
  Very Good
  
  This recipe sure sounds very tasty! It sure looks, to me, that the picture shows, meat, celery, and a type of pasta in it. Actually, I would like that recipe too! - 6/3/12
  
  
• ILIKETOZUMBA
  
  
  Good
  
  This was somewhere between "okay" and "pretty good" for me. I love balsamic vinegar, but I still didn't think this had enough flavor - I thought it was a bit bland even with extra vinegar added. It's a good recipe to start with to develop my own variations, however, so I'm glad to have tried it. - 5/4/12
  
  
• GRAMPIAN
  
  
  
  
  Good. - 4/11/12
  
  
• PERKY88
  
  
  
  
  I make something similar, but instead of balsamic I do dried coriander seed, garlic, and onion. So yummy!! - 3/30/12
  
  
• LUNA0622
  
  
  Very Good
  
  great as a side dish! does not reheat well though :( - 3/12/12
  
  
• SHRLZI
  
  
  
  
  Not a fan of eggplant! Any suggestions for substitution? - 3/7/12