Chef Danielle Alvarez’s Caponata

Ingredients

• Lucini® Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil®
• 1 large eggplant, diced
• 2 celery stalks
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 jar Lucini® Diced Tuscan Plum Tomatoes
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp Lucini® 10-Yr Gran Riserva Balsamic
• 1 tbsp Lucini® Pinot Noir Red Wine Vinegar
• 2 tsp. capers
• 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 10 basil leaves, chiffonade
• Salt and Pepper