Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              small  eggplant -- unpeeled
  1                     onion
  1                     green pepper
     1/2         pound  fresh mushrooms
  2             cloves  garlic
     1/3           cup  oil
  6             ounces  tomato sauce
     1/2           cup  chopped green olives
  3        tablespoons  pine nuts
  2        tablespoons  ketchup
  2        tablespoons  vinegar
  1 1/2      teaspoons  sugar
                        salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Cut the eggplant into 1 inch cubes. Sprinkle with salt and put in a colander. Top with a plate and something heavy and let the eggplant sit for 20 minutes. Rinse the eggplant and dry thoroughly with papertowels. Finely chop all vegetables. Simmer for 10 minutes. Combine tomato sauce, olives, pine nuts, ketchup, vinegar and sugar along with 1/2 cup water. Add to the simmering vegetables. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Chill well before serving.

Nutritional Information:

1155 Calories (kcal); 88g Total Fat; (64% calories from fat); 21g Protein; 89g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1416mg Sodium