Ajvar
- 1 eggplant abt 200g
- 3 sweet red peppers large, totalling abt 600g
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar optional
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil good, or a good quality olive oil, I used 1/4 cup as I didn't want it too runny
- chilli peppers
- cayenne
- chilli flakes
- vinegar
- Heat oven to 200 C.
- Wash and dry eggplant and peppers.
- Cut eggplant into large chunks and quarter the peppers.
- Discard core and seeds of red peppers.
- Spray veges with a little oil and place in a single layer onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined baking tray.
- Roast for about 40 - 50 minutes or until it's wilted and the skin turns black.
- Place roasted veges into a heatproof baggy and seal or, into a heatproof bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap and allow to sweat for about 15 - 20 mins.
- Peel and discard the skins of both veges.
- Place into a food processor together with the garlic clove, lemon juice, sugar (if using) and salt.
- Buzz a couple of times to a chunky puree and then slowly drizzle in the oil while the blade is still running, until well incorporated.
- At this point, it's up to you whether you want the ajvar to be chunky or a fine puree. As you can see, I like mine somewhere in between.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley to serve or put it into a clean jar and store in the fridge.
sweet red peppers, garlic, lemon, salt, brown sugar, grapeseed oil, chilli peppers, cayenne, chilli flakes, vinegar
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Ajvar-1644089 (may not work)