Main Meals

Abi’s rustic caponata

By
29 August 2026
8
Easy
15 minutes
45 minutes plus resting time

This hearty and rustic caponata is bursting with fresh Mediterranean flavours. Featuring ripe tomatoes, chunky-cut vegetables, tangy olives, and a balance of sweet and savoury elements, it’s a perfect dish to serve with crusty ciabatta for a crowd.

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Ingredients

Method
  • 100 g Woolworths Sultanas Seedless Raisins
  • 1 cup Woolworths Sherry Vinegar
  • 2 Woolworths Celery Stalks, roughly chopped (reserve the greens for later)
  • 1 Woolworths Red Onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 medium Woolworths Brinjals, roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup Woolworths Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil, plus extra as needed
  • 6 Woolworths San Marzano Tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 400 g Woolworths Rosa Tomatoes
  • 6 Woolworths Anchovy Fillets, roughly chopped
  • 2 T Coelsanus Non Pareilles Capers in Wine Vinegar, plus 2 T brine
  • ½ cup Woolworths Pitted Grilled Green Olives, plus 2 T brine
  • ½ cup Woolworths Pitted Kalamata Olives, plus 2 T brine
  • 4 Woolworths garlic cloves, smashed
  • 50 g Woolworths Raw Pinenuts, toasted
  • Maldon sea salt, to taste
  • Woolworths Bake at Home Ciabatta Bread, to serve

Method

Ingredients

1. Soak the sultanas in sherry vinegar and set aside.

2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium heat. Add the celery, red onion, and brinjal, and cook until golden and softened, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Stir in the San Marzano tomatoes  and rosa tomatoes . Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

4. Add the anchovies, capers with brine, grilled green olives with brine, black olives with brine and sultanas with 2 T sherry vinegar. Stir well and cook for another 10 minutes.

5. Add the smashed garlic and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring to ensure the garlic doesn’t burn. Remove from heat and stir in the reserved celery greens.

6. Season to taste with sea salt and garnish with toasted pinenuts.

7. Serve warm or at room temperature with slices of crusty ciabatta.

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Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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