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olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

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

red bell peppers

🥗Healthier: yellow bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned roasted peppers

Yellow bell peppers are slightly lower in calories, while canned peppers save time.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice adds freshness, while apple cider vinegar is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness, while maple syrup can be more affordable.

Wash the green peppers.

Singe the green peppers on a hot plate until blackened.

Place the singed peppers in a pan with a lid to sweat.

Prepare tomatoes by removing stalks and chopping them for blending.

Blend the tomatoes into a puree.

Remove the skins from the singed peppers and place them in a saucepan for blending.

Singe the eggplant on the hot plate until blackened, then sweat in a pan with a lid.

Remove the skins from the eggplant and place it in the blender.

Blend the eggplant until smooth.

Combine the blended tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant in a pot.

Reduce the mixture on the gas for about 30 to 40 minutes.

Add approximately 250 ml of sunflower oil to the mixture.

Add about 1/4 cup of salt and sugar to taste.

Boil the mixture for another hour.

Transfer the lutenitza into jars.

Boil the jars in water for at least 15 minutes to seal.

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