1 large onion, chopped
\n3 TBS olive oil
\n4 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces
\n2 cups green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
\n3 bay leaves
\n3 garlic cloves, pressed
\n2 TBS chopped fresh basil (or 2 tsp dried)
\n1 large eggplant, cubed
\nsalt and ground pepper (plenty of salt)
\n2 TBS olive oil
\n28-oz can diced tomatoes<\/p>\n
2 TBS lemon juice
\n2 TBS capers<\/p>\n
In dutch oven, saute onions in 3 TBS oil on medium heat until translucent.\u00a0 Stir in celery, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.\u00a0 Add green beans, bay leaves, garlic, and basil.\u00a0 Cover and cook for 7 minutes.\u00a0 With out stirring, add the eggplant on top of the other vegetables and sprinkle with salt, pepper and remaining 2 TBS oil.\u00a0 Pour tomatoes in on top.\u00a0 Cover and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.\u00a0 Occasionally stir carefully to prevent veggies from scorching, but don’t mix eggplant down, or it will burn.\u00a0 After the 20 minutes, mix the eggplant in entirely, and continue to cook until eggplant is very tender and dark (30 minutes-ish).\u00a0 Add more salt and pepper, lemon juice and capers.\u00a0 Remove Bay and serve.\u00a0 You could add some broth\/stock and make this more of a soupy stew, but I served it as is with couscous and it was delicious (and TJ’s naan).\u00a0 You could also serve it with pasta, I should think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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