Sicilian Eggplant Appetizer

Ingredients

3 eggplant
4 celery stalks
4 tb tomato sauce
4 tb vinegar
1/2 ts honey
4 green olives
4 black olives
4 tb capers
1 tb pine nuts
1/2 ts black pepper

Instructions

Salt Cube eggplant, but don't peel. Fry in olive oil in a skillet. In another skillet, fry the celery till it begins to brown & then add to eggplant. Pour tomato sauce into the empty skillet & mix in the vinegar, honey, olives, capers & pine nuts. Stir. As soon as they are blended, pour over eggplant, add salt & pepper & simmer 10 minutes. Add water if needed.Stir often. Allow to cool & ten serve. Vera Gewanter, "A Passion for Vegetables"