Name: Ajvar
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 5 red bell peppers.; 1 eggplant.; 2 garlic cloves.; 1 tbsp white vinegar. ((Optional)); 60 ml olive or sunflower oil.; 1 teaspoon salt. ((To taste).); Black pepper. ((To taste).)

Ajvar

Mariano

Serbian Relish.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Dip

Equipment

1 blender

Ingredients

5 red bell peppers.
1 eggplant.
2 garlic cloves.
1 tbsp white vinegar. (Optional)
60 ml olive or sunflower oil.
1 teaspoon salt. (To taste).
Black pepper. (To taste).

Instructions

Bake the bell peppers and the eggplant for about 1hr at 180°. (*)
Optionally you can wrap them.
Let them cold.
Peel the bell peppers.
Remove the flesh of the eggplant with a spoon.
Strain the peppers to avoid water excess
Finely chop the garlic and add it to the mixture.
Blend everything a bit.
Add the oil, salt and pepper.
Blend everything until the desired consistency is achieved.
Enjoy!

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Notes

(*) You can wrap the bell peppers with tin foil or cook them in a dish in the oven.
If you have the option of cooking them on a grill, even better.
You can also cook them on the grill or as you prefer.