James - Meatless Eats Savory Vegetarian Dishes from Around the World

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These are filling, flavorful, and simple dishes that anyone can put together. Each of these forty-two veggie recipes was created, photographed, and shared by talented and creative home cooks from Instructables.com. These authors dont just tell you how they made the dish, they also tell the story of why they made it. Like the best hand-me-down cookbooks, these recipes are more than just an ingredient list accompanied by terse instructions. Theyre infused with the stories of real people who make food to feed themselves and their families. It is my hope that you will riff on these recipes to create innovative dishes that you and your family will enjoy.

Modify, adapt, iterate, remix, and make something for yourself and your family that makes everyone happy. Section 1 Mediterranean

How to Prepare
Scrumptious
Caponata

By rupamagic (http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Prepare-Scrumptious-Caponata/) According to Wikipedia: Caponata is a Sicilian eggplant relish made from chopped fried vegetables (eggplants, peppers, celery, olives, etc.), seasoned sweet vinegar and served with capers in a bittersweet sauce. Variations of the ingredients exist: the classical recipes on the whole island number well over thirty-seven. It is a delicious and relatively simple dish to prepare, and it tastes great hot or cold. I find it tastes better the day after you make it, especially cold and served with fresh water-packed mozzarella and ciabatta bread. Step 1: Gather the Goods Ingredients 1 medium-large eggplant, cut into (approximately) 1-inch pieces cup olive oil 1 stalk of celery, chopped 1 red bell pepper, cut into -inch pieces (I use a mix of red/orange/yellow when available) 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes 3 tablespoons raisins cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoon drained capers (you can use olives in place of or in addition to capers) 1 fat garlic clove, peeled and minced 2 teaspoons sugar teaspoon dried oregano leaves Salt and pepper Serving Suggestion Ingredients 1 loaf ciabatta bread or other delicious rustic bread Generous slices of fresh (waterpacked) mozzarella Step 2: Salt and Sweat the Eggplant First cut up the eggplant and spread it out in a single layer over a clean flour cloth or a few layers of paper towel.

Sprinkle it with salt all over (using about one rounded teaspoon to cover each eggplant), toss it around to coat all sides lightly, and spread evenly again in one layer. Then cover with another layer or two of towel. Let it sweat for at least 15 minutes. Dont worry, most of this salt will not go into the final dish. Step 3: Dice, Chop, Measure, Etc. Meanwhile, dice the onion and chop the celery and peppers to approximately -inch pieces.

Measure out your other ingredients and set it all up (mise en place) while you wait for the eggplant to sweat. Step 4: Mise en Place Chefs on cooking shows make everything look so easy and fast! This is a large part of it. Mise en place is a French term meaning everything in its place. Arranging a mise en place just means that you measure out all of your ingredients, chop, grate, or slice all veggies, etc., and arrange them in the order that they will be used or in a way that makes using them most convenient before you begin cooking. Its like having an assistant in the kitchen with you even when you are alone. This preparation makes your culinary experience much more smooth and pleasant and allows you to socialize more while cooking, which is always a joy! Step 5: Wring out Water (and Salt) from Eggplant Cover eggplant with more towels and press it down, then roll it up and squeeze out as much of the water and salt as you can.

Dont be gentleat this stage the eggplant is simply a sponge, and the less water it has in it the better. It will plump up again and be saturated with deliciousness from all the other ingredients. Step 6: Heat Oil Once all your ingredients are laid out, heat the oil in a heavy large skillet over medium heatbe careful not to get it too hot, as olive oil scorches at a relatively low temperature.