What The Heck Is A Chushkopek?? Making Bulgarian Kyopolou From Scratch

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers healthy fats while sunflower oil is more economical.

red peppers

🥗Healthier: yellow peppers

💰Cheaper: green peppers

Yellow peppers provide similar sweetness, while green peppers are often less expensive.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds freshness, while apple cider vinegar is cost-effective.

parsley

🥗Healthier: coriander

💰Cheaper: green onions

Coriander offers a unique flavor, while green onions are budget-friendly.

Roast the eggplant in a chushkopek for about 20-25 minutes until the skin is burnt and the inside is soft.

Roast the red peppers in the chushkopek for about 10-15 minutes until charred.

Place the roasted eggplant and peppers in a pot with a lid to cool and steam for 20-30 minutes.

Peel the skin off the eggplant and peppers, leaving some burnt skin for flavor.

Chop the eggplant and peppers finely.

Add one roughly chopped tomato and garlic to the mixture.

Pulse the mixture in a food processor until finely chopped but not too fine.

Add roughly chopped parsley, lemon juice, and salt to taste, and pulse a few more times to combine.

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