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Recipes using capers
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Browned Cauliflower with...
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Cool Penne with Olives, Capers...
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Pasta Shells with Chicken... -
Pork Chops with Sweet Onions...
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Pulled-Pork Sandwiches with...
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Saffron Tomato Sauce with Capers
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Summer Squash Salad with Lemon...
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Sautéed Escarole with Raisins... -
Sear-Roasted Halibut with... -
Lemony Sole with Capers ... -
Lemon Chicken Breasts with... -
Crispy Chicken Breasts with... -
Deviled Eggs with Capers, Red...
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Ditalini with Tomatoes, Capers... -
Egg Salad with Smoked Salmon... -
Fettuccine with Tomatoes...
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Fettuccine with Tuna, Lemon ... -
Broccolini with Olives and... -
Chicken Piccata with Fried... -
Braised Fennel with Tomato...
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Boiled Asparagus with Salsa... -
Ajiaco (Colombian Chicken Soup) -
Bruschetta with Rustic Green... -
Fennel, Green Olive, and Mint... -
Fusilli with Feta & LemonCaper... -
Goat Cheese Marinated with...
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Chicken Legs Braised with...
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Lemony Artichoke & Caper Tuna... -
Cedar-Planked Salmon with Red... -
Peperonata on Baguette Toasts -
Grilled Sourdough Panzanella -
Grilled Tuna and Provolone... -
Green Olive & Almond Tapenade -
Grilled Chicken Breasts with... -
Grilled Eggplant with... -
Grilled Halibut with...
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Pan-Seared Steak with... -
Mahi Mahi with Tomato, Olive... -
Mediterranean Grilled Pork... -
Red Snapper Vera Cruz
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Red Wine-Braised Pot Roast -
Roasted Potato Salad with...
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Roast Rack of Veal with a... -
Rustic Beefsteak Tomato Tart -
Salmon Brochettes with Sliced...
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Salmon Burgers with Dill Tartar... -
Fresh Salmon Croque Madame -
Smoked Salmon and Caper Spread -
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs -
Summer Wheatberry Salad
what is it?
Capers pack big flavor in a tiny package. These little spheres are the flower buds of a prickly shrub that grows all over the Mediterranean. Eaten raw, capers are unpalatably bitter, but once cured in a vinegar brine or in salt, they develop an intense flavor that is all at once salty, sour, herbal, and slightly medicinal. If the buds are allowed to blossom and go to seed, they become caper berries, which are also packed in brine and can be added to salads or eaten out of hand like olives.
Capers come vinegar-brined or salt-packed. Brined capers have the advantage of an almost indefinite shelf life, but the vinegar sharpens their flavor. Salted capers have a pure flavor, but they don't last as long because the salt eventually pulls out all their moisture. Capers taste especially good with fish and other foods that tend to be oily or rich.
how to choose:
Capers come in a range of sizes. The smallest size (nonpareil) is said by some to be the best; others prefer larger capers for their bolder, more interesting flavor. What you choose is a matter of personal taste and what you can find at your market. For salt-packed capers, look for clean white salt; yellowing salt is a sign of age.
how to prep:
Rinse brined capers before using. Salt-packed capers are too salty to be eaten straight from the jar; soak them in cool water for about 15 minutes and rinse in several changes of water. If the capers are large, you can chop them roughly unless you want a big burst of caper flavor. For an unusual garnish or salad addition, pat capers dry and then lightly fry them in a little olive oil. They'll get crisp and open up like the little flowers they are.
how to store:
All capers should be refrigerated after opening.
















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