Tunisian Fresh Green Pepper Salad with Caraway, Olives and Sardines- Hrus - 7g Carbs, 2g Fiber
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 0:00
Categories: Low Cal (Less than 300 cals) Lower Carbs Meze Seafood
4 green bell peppers -- (about 1 1/4 pounds), seeded
1 small fresh long green chile -- seeded
7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground caraway seeds
3 garlic cloves -- finely chopped
salt -- to taste
10 imported black olives -- pitted
1 tablespoon capers -- salted or brined, rinsed or drained, and chopped if large
3 1/2 ounces imported Moroccan sardines -- with chiles, or tuna in olive oil (1 can), optional
Place the green peppers and chile in a food processor and pulse until mushy. Transfer to a strainer and leave to drain for 30 minutes.In a medium-size bowl, mix the pepper puree, olive oil, caraway, garlic, and salt. Arrange on a serving platter and garnish with the olives, capers, and sardines or tuna, if using. Serve at room temperature with flatbread.
Makes 6 servings as meze, or starter
Author Note: This salad of fresh bell pepper called 'hrus' is perfect alongside typically hot Tunisian food. You eat the salad with pieces of flatbread, not with utensils. I first had this in Tunisia as a meze and have been fond of it ever since.
Cuisine: "North African/Maghreb"
Source: "Little Foods of the Mediterranean by Clifford Wright, 2003"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi): "Sept 2012"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 218 Calories; 19g Fat (78.7% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 23mg Cholesterol; 198mg Sodium
Exchanges: 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
