Delicious, easy-to-make, no-forks-required, healthy and beautiful: Caponata on baguette rounds hits all the marks, making it one of my favorite appetizers for entertaining. Silky with caramelized baby eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, onion and garlic plus the bright briny flavors of capers and olives, caponata can be served warm or cold.
I’ve used a variety of small eggplants when making this–Fairy Tale (pictured below,) Italian (also pictured below,) and Indian. All are good, but I especially like the stripey Fairy Tale which are sweet and very tender. If you can’t find the diminutive kinds, small Globe eggplants will also work.
