Mechouia
Mechouia, from above
Non vegTunisia

Mechouia

Charred peppers and tomatoes chopped with garlic, topped with tuna and egg. Smoke you can eat.

40 minTime
13 gProtein each
hotSpice
Grilled salad of Tunisia2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayGrilled peppers and tomatoes, chopped, with tuna, egg and olives.
The original
232kcalsame
13 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
40minutessame

Mechouia.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)3 green peppers, or long chillies for heat
Tomato4
Onion1, halved
Garlic3 cloves
Green chilli2
Olive oil3 tbsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)½ tsp, or caraway
Salt¾ tsp
Tuna in oil (tinned tuna)½ can, drained
Egg2, boiled and quartered
Black olivesa handful

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Char peppers, tomatoes, onion, chillies and garlic directly over a flame or under a hot grill.
  2. 2Cover in a bowl for 10 minutes, then peel and seed.
  3. 3Chop everything finely together with salt, coriander, oil and lemon.
  4. 4Spread on a plate and top with tuna, egg and olives.
Serve it like this

Spread on a flat plate, crown with tuna, egg quarters and olives, a drizzle of oil, with bread to scoop.

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Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Couscous with seven vegetables120 min
With a main Attiéké with grilled fish50 min
With a main Harissa240 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
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