Taktouka - Moroccan Spiced Green Pepper Salad Recipe - CookingWithAlia - Episode 2

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats and a high smoke point.

Roast green peppers over an open flame until charred and blistered, about 10-15 minutes.

Place roasted peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam for 10 minutes.

Peel the skin off the peppers and remove seeds, then chop into small pieces.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Stir in minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add chopped tomatoes and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.

Mix in the roasted peppers and season with cumin, paprika, coriander, salt, and black pepper.

Simmer the mixture for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat and stir in chopped parsley and lemon juice.

Let cool slightly before serving.

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