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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 22 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Place eggplant in a colander and sprinkle generously with salt; allow to sit and drain for 30 minutes. Squeeze eggplant to release more water. | 2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; saute eggplant until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer eggplant to a bowl, reserving any oil in the skillet. | 3. Cook and stir onion, celery, and green bell pepper in the same skillet, adding more oil as needed, until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix eggplant, tomatoes, anchovies, basil, and oregano into onion mixture; saute over high heat until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and cool mixture to room temperature, at least 15 minutes. | 4. Mix olives and capers into eggplant mixture and dress with red wine vinegar and more olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Add pine nuts. | 5. Line a plate with lettuce leaves. Spoon eggplant mixture onto toasts and arrange on lettuce. Garnish with tomato wedges. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	1	pound	peeled cut	113.3982	26.6713	4.4452	0.8165
salt				-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil				-	-	-	-
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
celery	1	cup	chopped	16.16	2.9997	0.6969	0.1717
green bell pepper	1		cut	-	-	-	-
italian plum tomato	1 1/2	cups	canned chopped	-	-	-	-
anchovy	1 1/2	teaspoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
basil	1	pinch		0.0127	0.0015	0.0017	0.0004
oregano	1	pinch		0.1656	0.0431	0.0056	0.0027
green olive	1/4	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
caper	1	tablespoon	drained	1.9780000000000002	0.4205	0.203	0.07400000000000001
red wine vinegar	1	tablespoon		2.8310000000000004	0.0402	0.006	0.0
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
pine nut	1/2	cup	toasted	454.275	8.829	9.2407	46.1498
lettuce	4	leaves		7.8	1.338	0.81	0.132
french bread	1	cup		-	-	-	-
tomato wedge	4			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.