Five Vegan 🇩🇿side dishes or salads or mezze ( the most popular Algerian recipes 🇩🇿)سلطات جزايرية

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats, while sunflower oil is more budget-friendly.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cucumbers

Zucchini is lower in calories and cucumbers are often less expensive.

chili pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeño offers similar heat, while red pepper flakes are more accessible.

parsley

🥗Healthier: cilantro

💰Cheaper: green onions

Cilantro provides a fresh flavor, and green onions are often cheaper.

Preheat the oven and line up green peppers in a baking pan.

Grill the peppers in the oven, flipping them occasionally to avoid burning.

Once the skin separates from the peppers, remove them from the oven and place in an iron bowl, covering it to cool.

Poke the eggplant to prevent it from exploding in the oven, then grill it as well.

After cooling, peel the skin and seeds from the eggplant and peppers, then dice them and set aside.

In a large pan, add 3 tablespoons of oil, 2 big chopped tomatoes, 1 teaspoon of mashed garlic, 1 teaspoon of paprika, and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Cook the tomatoes for about 15 minutes until soft.

Add the diced eggplant and half of the grilled peppers to the pan, cooking on high heat for another 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool completely.

For the second batch, combine 1 big chopped tomato, 3 tablespoons of onion, 2 teaspoons of vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of oil in a bowl, mix well, and refrigerate.

Serve the grilled salad cold, garnished with eggs and olives.

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