Caponata

Caponata is a very tasty Sicilian dish that's easy and quick to make. It can be used as a main or a side for dinner and it's great served with salmon and a slice of sourdough!

Josephine's Caponata (Eggplant Appetizer)

This sweet, tangy, briny caponata is delicious with crisp crostini toasts or wedges of crusty bread and a glass of wine. Great for entertaining!

Sicilian Eggplant and Pine Nut Caponata

This Sicilian dish of eggplant and other vegetables sautéed in a sweet and sour sauce is shockingly flavorful. Packed with extra-virgin olive oil, raisins, pine nuts, herbs, vinegar, sugar, and a slew of other ingredients, it's the kind of dish you have to recalibrate your whole mouth for in order to really appreciate.

Sicilian-Style Broccoli Rabe With Eggplant and Capers

A simplified versino of caponata—the classic sweet and sour Sicilian eggplant relish—tossed with bitter broccoli rabe. This is about as flavorful as side dishes get.

Susan Feniger's Street Food's Romanian Sweet and Sour Eggplant

After it has been reduced to a silky, rich version of its former self, the eggplant spends a quick 10 minutes stewing the tomatoes, sugar, and vinegar. It may not be the sexiest eggplant dish imaginable, but the final salad is certainly a unique take on the aubergine.

French in a Flash: Campanelle with Eggplant Caviar

For this pasta dish, I purée roasted garlic, basil, and a touch of chili with the eggplant, and toss it over trumpets of campanelle pasta, studded with toasted pine nuts and laced with strings of fresh basil. Since eggplant is in season in the late summer, along with basil, now is the time when this dish is cheapest and best. Don't waste another second!

Pasta with Eggplant, Portobella, and Tomatoes

I spent a good portion of the last month making eggplant parmesan for the Food Lab article on the subject. This left me with a few things: lots of canned tomatoes, plenty of Parmigiano-Reggiano, a slew of eggplants, and a great microwave-then-cook technique for getting the most out of their texture. That's about all there is to say about this recipe, other than the fact that it takes about 20 minutes to throw together, and is really good to boot.

Bucatini with Roasted Eggplant and Cherry Tomato Sauce

Turn fresh summer produce into a hearty pasta dish with a fresh cherry tomato sauce, roasted eggplant, and herbs. Perfect for the transition to fall!

Peperonata (Sweet Bell Peppers With Olive Oil, Onion, and Tomatoes)

Starring sweet summer bell peppers stewed in olive oil with onions, garlic, and tomato, peperonata is wonderful with roasted meats or spooned onto slices of country bread.

Eggplant Parmigiana

Eggplant Parmigiana (Parmigiana di Melanzane in Italian) has layers of eggplant, tomato sauce, basil and cheese, baked until bubbly.