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Char vegetables
Grill peppers, tomatoes, chilies, and garlic until blistered and smoky.
char
18:00
Tunisia | Recipe
Slata Mechouia
Tunisian grilled pepper, tomato, garlic, and chili salad finished with olive oil, tuna, eggs, olives, and capers.
Country
Tunisia
Region
North Africa
Time
45 min
Serves
5
Level
easy
Recipe overview
What to know before you cook
Slata mechouia is Tunisia's smoky grilled salad, made by charring peppers, tomatoes, garlic, and chilies, then chopping them into a bright, olive-oil-rich spread.
What the dish tastes like
Tunisian grilled pepper, tomato, garlic, and chili salad finished with olive oil, tuna, eggs, olives, and capers.
When to cook it
Best for Best for mezze, grilled fish, couscous days, and summer lunches., with a easy cooking level and about 45 minutes total.
What to serve alongside it
Bread, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, olives, capers, or grilled meats.
Regional lane
Tunisia national table. A verified Tunisia dish in the AfroKitchen archive.
Chef watch-outs
- Skipping the resting time after grilling.
- Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
- Adding all seasoning early and forgetting to adjust at the end.
How you know it is ready
- The surface should be deeply colored while the center stays juicy.
- The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
- Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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Bread, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, olives, capers, or grilled meats.
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Tunisia national table
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How to cook it
Step-by-step method
Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.
4 steps
45 min total
easy
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Steam and peel
Cover vegetables in a bowl, then peel and seed them once cool enough to handle.
steam
10:00
3
Chop and season
Chop vegetables by hand and dress with olive oil, lemon, caraway, salt, and pepper.
chop
08:00
4
Garnish
Top with tuna, eggs, olives, and capers before serving.
garnish
04:00
Some versions are very hot with extra chilies, while others are milder and topped heavily with tuna and eggs.