Capers
About the ingredient capers. Including 353 recipes with capers, nutrition data, and photos.
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What are capers?
Capers are often used as a garnish in many Mediterranean dishes, typically Italian . They are very frequently used in Sicilian cookery.
Capers have an intense flavour that is developed as mustard oil is released from the caper buds when pickled.
They are commonly used in salads, pastas and often served with smoked salmon such as lox with cream cheese on bagels.
Popular Italian dishes that feature capers as an integral component include Spaghetti alla puttanesca and Chicken Piccata.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tbsp, drained (8g)Food group
Capers are a member of the Spices and Herbs US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do capers weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp, drained | 8 grams |
Related
Spices and Herbs
| In Chinese: | 驴蹄草 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | câpres | |
| en español: | alcaparra |
Recipes using capers
There are 353 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Elevated Tuna-Pasta Salad
This can tuna pasta salad brings canned tuna to life with a burst of fresh and hearty flavors. The combination of green beans, tomatoes, olives, capers, and pasta creates a vibrant and satisfying dish. It's a delicious way to elevate canned tuna into a memorable meal.
Scrambled Eggs with Lox & Cream Cheese
A low-carb version of Lox (smoked salmon) and cream cheese that uses scrambled eggs to replace the classic bagel. Rich, creamy, and delicious, it is perfect for celebrating National Cream Cheese and Lox Day or anytime for an impressive Brunch or breakfast offering.
Egg & Salmon Sandwich
Skip the drive-thru with this gourmet Egg McMuffin replacement that's topped with smoked salmon and tomatoes.
Beets, Chorizo & Pomegranate Braise with Cilantro Salsa
This delicious and well-balanced one pot meal will for sure satisfy everyone around the dinner table with all the yumminess and goodness.
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Tapenade
Instead of mayonnaise, use green olives tapenade to spread the sandwich, which gives the sandwich tangy flavor. Grilling adds the nice smokiness into the these juicy and tender summer vegetables. Delicious and light summer sandwiches.
Tartar Sauce
Make your delicious tartar sauce with this easy to follow recipe that doesn't take a lot of time to prepare.
Pasta Alla Puttanesca
Quick, easy and delicious. Using whole wheat pasta makes the dish even more nutritious and filling. An ideal one-pan meal.
Chickpea, Tomato & Olive Salad
This easy and refreshing salad has lots of great textures, and it's quite filling as well. Serve it as a side dish or a tasty and nutritious vegetarian main course.
Pasta Puttanesca
This quick and easy pasta dish tastes delicious. For a vegetarian version, just omit the anchovies, and it is still refreshingly tasty.
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Tomato & Olives Tapenade
Instead of mayonnaise, use sun-dried tomato and olives tapenade to spread the sandwich, which gives the sandwich tangy flavor. Grilling adds the nice smokiness into the these juicy and tender summer vegetables. Delicious and light summer sandwiches.
16 Minute Tortilla Pizza
These tortilla mini pizzas are very easy to make, it can be a quick and easy snack or appetizer ready in a flash.
Muffuletta Sandwich
Hard to go wrong with a Muffuletta sandwich. It was easy and simple to assemble, and it was packed with flavour.
New Potato & Green Bean Salad with Grape Tomatoes & Feta
Make this quick, easy and tasty salad as your side-dish with any of your BBQ main course. Light and refreshing, wonderful in a warm summer day.
Tomato & Olive Tapenade
Using sun-dried or oven-dried tomatoes and olives makes this delicious tapenade that can be spread over the sough dough bread, stuffed into bell peppers or chicken breast, or can be the replacement of mayonnaise when you prepare the sandwiches. Quick, easy and tasty!
Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Escabeche Sauce
Light and tasty. A quick and easy way to prepare a delicious fish dish.
Aussie: Roseville Tea Sandwiches
Take a trip to the Outback with this scrumptious appetizer. Perfect for a relaxing day in the shade with a cup of tea!
Leftover Mashed Potato Supreme
Here's a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes in a very dressy way. No one will complain about leftovers when this dish is set on the table. It works even better for serving leftovers to guests one or even two days later! :) Serve this as a side dish and it will dress up other leftover mains.
