Patate in agrodolce (Sweet & sour warm potato salad)

Patate in agrodolce (Sweet & sour warm potato salad)

Carmelita Caruana celebrates the tastes of Sicily with this simple potato dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 30-35 mins, plus 30 mins to soak the capers

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Rinse the capers to remove the salt crystals then leave them in fresh cold water for 30 minutes, changing the water frequently, until they no longer taste salty.
  2. Mix the potatoes and onion and gently fry in the olive oil in a deep non-stick sauté pan for about 7 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then take off the heat and cover while you prepare the olives. That way the potatoes continue to soften without overcooking.
  3. Cut strips from the olives, working round the stone to remove all the flesh, then add to the potatoes with the capers and 200ml/7floz water. Return to the heat, cover and leave to cook for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are almost done.
  4. Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar and add to the potatoes in the pan. Bring to the boil, cook for a minute, then remove from the heat. Serve lukewarm.

PER SERVING

340 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 1.64 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2002.

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  • 27 December 2007

    diski34 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this to go with Gordon Ramsays swordfish recipe. I left out the olives as family do not like olives. We found this a bit too sweet as we do not generally take sugar etc. Next time, and there will be a next time, i will reduce the amount of sugar. Other than that - delicious!!

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  • 17 August 2008

    moira commented on this recipe

    we had this with a white fish , cooked in foil on BBQ, used little sweetener instead of sugar , as husband diabetic , very tasty , and easy dish !

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Takes 30-35 mins, plus 30 mins to soak the capers

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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340 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 1.64 g

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