Tunisian Vegetable Salsa
A smoky, grilled Mediterranean salsa featuring charred vegetables including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and garlic. This Tunisian-inspired condiment combines fresh vegetables with extra-virgin olive oil and bright lemon juice for a flavorful accompaniment.
Ingredients
- •4 cloves large unpeeled garlic cloves
- •4 whole plum tomatoes
- •2 whole small whole unpeeled onions
- •2 whole large red bell peppers
- •1 whole large poblano chile
- •1 whole Japanese eggplant
- •¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- •to taste Fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper
- •Ingredient info
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Prepare a grill to medium-high heat. thread garlic cloves onto a metal skewer. Put garlic skewer, tomatoes, onions, peppers, chile, and eggplant on grill rack. Grill, turning occasionally, until tender and lightly charred all over, 6-7 minutes for garlic and tomatoes; 10 minutes for eggplant; 15 minutes for peppers and chile; 20 minutes for onions. Place peppers and chile in a large bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Peel, seed, and coarsely chop peppers and chile. coarsely chop tomatoes and eggplant. Peel and coarsely chop onions. Pulse all vegetables in a food processor, along with oil, until puréed to desired consistency. transfer to a large bowl. season to taste with lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
45 min
