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Eggplant and Pepper Salsa with Pita Chips

Name: Eggplant and Pepper Salsa with Pita Chips
Total time: 53 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 225 g Italian eggplant, peeled and chopped; 225 g red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped; 115 g zucchini, chopped; 225 g tomato, seeded and chopped; 120 ml low-sodium vegetable broth, plus more as needed; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tsp dried thyme; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 15 g fresh basil, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup); 1½ tsp lemon juice, fresh; 150 g pita chips

A cooked salsa of eggplant, red pepper, zucchini and tomato with vinegar and thyme, pulsed until chunky and finished with basil and lemon. Best at room temperature, with pita chips.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on25 min
Total53 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Salsa

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
225 gItalian eggplant, peeled and chopped
225 gred bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
115 gzucchini, chopped
225 gtomato, seeded and chopped
120 mllow-sodium vegetable broth, plus more as needed
2 tbspcider vinegar
1 tspsugar
½ tspdried thyme
½ tspsalt
¼ tspcrushed red pepper flakesoptional
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Finish

15 gfresh basil, finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1½ tsplemon juice, fresh

To serve

150 gpita chips

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Celery
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Zucchini
Carrot
Basil
Thyme
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Summer

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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