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Taktouka

Moroccan roasted pepper and tomato salad cooked with garlic, cumin, paprika, olive oil, and herbs.

Country
Morocco
Region
North Africa
Time
55 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
Recipe overview

What to know before you cook

Taktouka is a Moroccan cooked salad of roasted peppers and tomato. It is smoky, soft, and bright enough to sit beside tagines, grilled meats, or bread.

What the dish tastes like

Moroccan roasted pepper and tomato salad cooked with garlic, cumin, paprika, olive oil, and herbs.

When to cook it

Best for Best as a starter, side dish, or bread dip., with a easy cooking level and about 55 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Khobz, grilled fish, kefta, tagines, or eggs.

Regional lane

Soups, salads, and dips. Harira, fava bean soup, cooked salads, and vegetable sides for bread-led meals.

Chef watch-outs
  • Skipping the resting time after grilling.
  • Rushing the rest or fermentation period.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
How you know it is ready
  • The surface should be deeply colored while the center stays juicy.
  • The bread or batter should smell pleasantly fermented, toasted, or nutty rather than floury.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Pantry lane

preserved lemon, green olives, saffron, ras el hanout, semolina

Chef board

Build the table around Taktouka

Khobz, grilled fish, kefta, tagines, or eggs.

Best route from here

Soups, salads, and dips

Collections to keep cooking
Servings 4

Scale the dish before you shop, then use the checklist while you cook.

How to cook it

Step-by-step method

Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.

Back to Morocco
4 steps 55 min total easy
1
Roast peppers
Roast peppers until blistered, then steam briefly, peel, seed, and chop.
roast peppers 25:00
2
Cook tomatoes
Cook tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper until thick.
tomatoes 15:00
3
Combine
Add chopped peppers and cook until the salad is soft and glossy.
combine 10:00
4
Finish
Stir in herbs and serve warm or room temperature.
finish 02:00

Peppers may be roasted over flame or under a grill, and chile can be added for heat.