caponata salad

Ingredients

• - 2 eggplants – peeled and cubed
• - 2 stalks celery – chopped
• - 4 cloves garlic – chopped
• - 5 red bell peppers – roasted and sliced (seeds removed)
• - 1 large onion – sliced
• - 2 tablespoons – capers plus 2 tablespoons caper juice
• - 3 tablespoons olives – your choice (pitted)
• - ¼ cup raisins
• - ½ jalapeño – chopped with seeds
• - 1 tsp. salt
• - ½ tsp. black pepper
• - ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• - ½ tsp. dried oregano
• - 4 tablespoons olive oil
• - ¼ cup vinegar plus ½ tsp. salt and 1 tablespoon sugar