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                       SICILIAN EGGPLANT APPETIZER

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Italian
                Vegetables

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3       md           Eggplant
                        Olive oil
   4       sm           Celery stalks, diced
   4       tb           Tomato sauce
   4       tb           White vinegar
     1/2   ts           Honey
   4       ea           Green olives, halved
   4       ea           Black olives, halved
   4       tb           Capers
   1       tb           Pine nuts
     1/2   ts           Black pepper
                        Salt

  Cube eggplant, but don't peel.  Fry in olive oil in a
  skillet.  In another skillet, fry the celery till it
  begins to brown & then add to eggplant. Pour tomato
  sauce into the empty skillet & mix in the vinegar,
  honey, olives, capers & pine nuts.  Stir.  As soon as
  they are blended, pour over eggplant, add salt &
  pepper & simmer 10 minutes. Add water if needed.Stir
  often.  Allow to cool & ten serve.
  
  Vera Gewanter, "A Passion for Vegetables"
 


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