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Slata Mechouia

Name: Slata Mechouia
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 4 Green Bell Pepper; 1 Red bell pepper; 2 Tomato; 1/2 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 tsp Ground Coriander; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 can Canned tuna; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 8 Green olives

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fire-roasted peppers and tomatoes chopped and dressed with olive oil, served with tuna and egg — Tunisia's grilled vegetable salad.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mechouia means 'grilled': peppers, chilies, tomatoes, onion, and garlic are charred black over charcoal, peeled, and finely chopped. Smoky and sweet, it's seasoned with olive oil, coriander, and caraway and garnished with tuna, boiled egg, and olives. It's an essential starter on the Tunisian table.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a summer evening, smoke rises from vegetables charring over charcoal in the courtyard, and dinner begins as the chopped mechouia is spread on a big platter.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Green Bell Pepper 4
Red bell pepper 1
Tomato 2
Onion 1/2
Garlic 2 cloves
Ground Coriander 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Canned tuna 1 can
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Green olives 8

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Roast the green peppers, red peppers, tomatoes, onion, and garlic under a fish grill or over a flame until the skins are black.
Put them in a bowl while hot, cover with plastic wrap, and let steam 10 minutes.
Remove the skins and seeds.
Finely chop the vegetables with a knife or pound lightly into a coarse paste.
Dress with the coriander, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt.
Spread on a plate and garnish with tuna, wedges of boiled egg, and olives.

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