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Turkish red sweet pepper spread / appetizer.

Serve as an appetizer spread on thick slices of country-style white bread, or flat pita bread, or use as a side dish to accompany grilled or roasted meats.

Yield: 6 Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: TurkishMain Ingredient: red sweet peppers

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6
2 largeEggplants
6 largeRed sweet peppers
Salt
Pepper
1 cloveGarlic; minced
1 Lemon; juiced
1/2 cOil; preferably olive oil
Parsley; minced

Ajvar Preparation

Bake eggplants and sweet peppers at 350 F until tender when pierced with a fork. Peel skin from hot vegetables and chop or mince the vegetables.

Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the garlic and lemon juice. Gradually stir in as much of the oil as the vegetables will absorb.

Mix well. Pile into a glass dish and sprinkle with parsley.

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    Add a few hotter peppers to the recipe for a more spicy version.

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    Tags

    1. savory
    2. red sweet peppers
    3. Turkish
    4. Appetizer
    5. Spring
    6. Fresh

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