Pasta Caponati

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb pasta (i prefer small pasta for this dish, such as farfalle, ditalini, small rigatoni, etc.)
• 1 cup eggplant, chopped into very small pieces
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons green olives and black olives, chopped (good olives!)
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon capers, please used salted capers,not the brine variety,this makes a big difference in flavor (i use more)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 34 ounces crushed tomatoes
• hot pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large saute pan.
• 2 add celery, green peppers, olivers, capers, garlic and eggplant.
• 3 saute until tender.
• 4 add tomatoes, salt, pepper and hot pepper (if using).
• 5 cook for 15 minutes.
• 6 toss with cooked pasta and serve.
• 7 note that this pasta dish is not one that should have grated cheese!
• 8 enjoy!