@our_cookingjourney: You'll fall in love with this Caponata Siciliana. A beautiful dish of lightly fried vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce - and it’s vegan too! 😊 Today I'm serving it with pennoni pasta but it's also great served on its own on top of homemade toasted bread, as a bed for a burrata, with roast chicken or an oven baked fish, or it’s even delicious with cous cous! 🙌 When the vegetables are fully in season, the sauce is often made in big batches and preserved in a glass jar so you can enjoy them again later in the year. Or it keeps well up to 4 days in the fridge. Here is the recipe 👇 Makes 2-3 portions Olive oil 2 cloves of garlic ½ a leek ½ a large aubergine 1 large red pepper 1 stick of celery 1 bay leaf 20g pine nuts 300ml passata 1 tbsp capers 2 tsp sugar 2 tbsp of red wine vinegar Salt A few basil leaves 300g short pasta - I have used pennoni #learning #italianfood #italianrecipe #sharingiscaring #veganrecipe #vegan #recipeshare #vegeterian #italiancuisine #meatfree #preserve #caponata #pasta