Delicious Vegetable Spread Slow-Cooked | Zacusca de vinete

eggplant

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cooked mushrooms

Zucchini is lower in calories and can mimic the texture.

red bell peppers

🥗Healthier: yellow bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned peppers

Canned peppers are more affordable and still flavorful.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Lemon juice adds acidity with fewer calories.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried thyme

Thyme can provide a similar aromatic profile.

Wash the tomatoes for the tomato juice.

Boil the tomatoes to make juice.

Strain the tomatoes to remove the skins.

Clean and seed the bell peppers and roast them.

Chop the cleaned onions.

Prepare the roasted eggplants, cleaned and chopped.

Add oil to a cauldron and sauté the chopped onions until soft.

Add the roasted bell peppers and mushrooms to the mixture.

Add the tomato juice, salt, and pepper to the mixture.

Cover with a cloth and add warm water, then let it boil for 20 minutes.

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