: a relish of chopped eggplant and assorted vegetables
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When possible, make caponata a day in advance and refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to develop.—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 22 July 2025 Buttery Garlic Bread Thick loaves of white bread topped with a golden layer of garlicky butter is a must to soak up whatever flavors await at the table, or to act as a raft for meatballs, sausage, caponata or whatever other flavors await at the table.—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025 The picnic is delivered to the hotel room with a souvenir picnic blanket and tote bag with food items like pesto, olives, caponata, Brie and ciabatta.—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 9 May 2025 And don’t miss the delicious starter, Aubergine caponata, tomato, olive, pine nut, raisin and mint.—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caponata
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Etymology
Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) capunata, sailor's dish of biscuit steeped in oil and vinegar, chopped vegetables served similarly, from Catalan caponada dry bread soaked in oil and vinegar, perhaps from capó capon
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