Creamy Polenta with Eggplant Caponata

Being of Italian descent, Santiago Guzzetti of Ilda in Sylva, North Carolina, grew up eating a lot of polenta. Now at Ilda, there is always a polenta dish on my menu. It’s really versatile and tasty and can carry a lot of flavors from many different ingredients, and they all work well. This dish is a Sicilian recipe and the eggplant caponata gets a little cocoa powder. It’s a little spicy, a little sweet, a little salty, and a little acidic, making it a comfortable dish to share with loved ones.

From An Appalachian Italian Holiday