Caponata bake

Healthy summer recipe for 4 - 8 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has potatoes, milk, mature cheddar, rapeseed oil, onions, balsamic vinegar, vegetable bouillon powder, chopped tomatoes, aubergines, red peppers, basil, garlic cloves, kalamata olives, capers, flat-leaf parsley and broccoli florets.

Caponata bake

Caponata bake

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy summer
Servings

4 - 8

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Chopped Tomatoes: 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
  • Flat Leaf Parsley: 1/3 x 30g pack flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • Milk: 4 tbsp milk
  • Basil: 30g pack basil, leaves picked and finely chopped
  • Garlic Cloves: 3 garlic cloves, finely grated
  • Balsamic Vinegar: 4 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • Rapeseed Oil: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • Onions: 2 onions (320g), finely chopped
  • Mature Cheddar: 85g mature cheddar, finely grated
  • Potatoes: 700g medium potatoes (about 6), thinly sliced
  • Vegetable Bouillon Powder: 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder
  • Capers: 2 tsp capers
  • Kalamata Olives: 10 Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
  • Aubergines: 2 aubergines, cut into chunks
  • Red Peppers: 2 red peppers (540g), deseeded and chopped
  • Broccoli Florets: 320g broccoli florets

Directions

  1. Heat the grill to high. Boil the potato slices for 10 mins, then drain, tip into a bowl (don't worry if they break up a little) and add the milk and half the cheese. Mix together.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion until softened. Spoon in the balsamic vinegar and bouillon powder, then stir in the tomatoes, aubergine, peppers, basil and garlic. Cover and cook for 20 mins, stirring frequently and adding a little water if necessary, until the aubergine is tender when tested with a knife.
  3. Remove from the heat and stir in the olives, capers and parsley. Tip into two shallow baking dishes. Cover with the potatoes and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
  4. If you are following ourHealthy Diet Plan, grill the one you are eating now until golden. While it's grilling, steam or boil half the broccoli to serve with the bake. To reheat on the second day, heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 30-40 mins until bubbling and golden. Cook the remaining broccoli to serve with it.