Chilled caponata salad with burrata
Italian 20 Mins Prep · 20 Mins Cook
- Cube the aubergine, approx. 1cm x 1cm. Dice the red onion and finely slice the celery, keeping them separate.
- Rinse the salt off the capers but keep them whole for texture. Halve the olives and set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over a high heat. Sauté the aubergine for approx. 5-7 minutes until golden. Remove and set aside. Add the remaining oil to the same pan and sauté the onion and celery over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until translucent. Add the tomato purée, capers, olives and raisins, cooking for approx. 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the vinegar, sugar and salt.
- Return the aubergine to the pan, mix well and remove from the heat. Set aside to cool to room temperature then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan until golden. Toast the breadcrumbs in a dry pan until golden. Finely chop the almonds. Stir half the pine nuts, followed by the breadcrumbs and almonds into the aubergine mixture.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes and keep one-third on the vine.
- Spoon the chilled caponata onto a plate and top with the tomatoes on the vine. Place the burrata on the salad and top with the remaining pine nuts. Drizzle over the olive oil and scatter a few roughly torn fresh basil leaves over the top.
- Serve with toasted sourdough for extra crunch.
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