Caponata With Poblanos And Roasted Garlic
- Roasted veggies
- 2 bulbs garlic, tops cut off
- oil, for garlic just to drizzle
- 4 poblano chiles
- 1/3 cup olive oil or 1/3 cup walnut oil
- 5 cups peeled diced eggplants
- 1 cup diced yellow squash
- 1 celery, diced
- 2 cups diced onions
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup diced black olives
- 1/4 cup rinsed capers
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons raisins, chopped or 2 tablespoons dried currants
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced basil
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (Red or white)
- Place garlic in foil cut side up, drizzle with oil and wrap in foil.
- In a very hot oven as hot as it can go place the poblano's and wrapped garlic on a cookie sheet. Let chili`s crisp and brown turning. Remove poblano`s and place in a bowl with a cover. When cool enough to handle remove skin, seeds and stem. Dice.
- Turn oven off and leave garlic in oven.
- In a large pot place oil to heat add eggplant and brown about 10 minutes, add squash, celery, onions, and tomatoes cook for 5 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients ( garlic if tender to squeeze)bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
- If garlic wasn`t tender add now squeezing it into the mix of veggies.
- Stirring occasionally!
- Jar or place in a sealed container and refrigerate.
veggies, garlic, oil, chiles, olive oil, eggplants, yellow squash, celery, onions, tomatoes, black olives, capers, nuts, raisins, basil, oregano, salt, black pepper, cocoa, sugar, balsamic vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/caponata-with-poblanos-and-roasted-garlic-385495 (may not work)