Capers for Vegeters

2 recipes

Once on vacation on Sicily, I managed to try a real local caponat. This is a vegetable stew based on eggplant with other vegetables. We will be honest, not the most famous Italian dish in the world. But it is very tasty!

Vegetarian salad Olivier

In fact, the vegetarian olivier is very much different from the classic one. You just need to take into account a couple of little things and resolve the issue with refueling. But the basis remains the same, and read the details further in the recipe.

Vegetarian dishes with capers - recipes with photos (step by step)

Today it is difficult to surprise someone with capers, but what are these small spicy peas? In fact, these are buds of prickly shrub from the Mediterranean regions. It is also found in Asia, Africa, India, in the Caucasus and in Crimea. The piquant buds were supplied as an appetizer, the ancient Greeks were supplied, because they excellent appetite. Now there are about 300 varieties, among which there are even herbs and vines.

Caps can be safely consumed in its pure form or added to snacks. For all their benefits, they do not strive at all, unlike seeds or nuts. In cooking, pickled buds are used, which, after processing, acquire a pleasant sour-fast taste. Especially the capers are good in salads, sauces and gas stations, and also in paste and pizza. In total, a little handful can change any familiar recipe!