For those of you who have not heard of Salade Cuite you are in for a treat! Salade Cuite is a Moroccan type salad made with cooked down tomatoes and peppers with those authentic Moroccan flavours! Growing up in Montreal surrounded by a Moroccan community, I developed a taste and need for this beautiful dish. My friend’s mom used to make it fresh each week and so I’ve started making it myself. One week I found a small eggplant in the fridge that was going nowhere, so I decided to throw it in. It created this Salade Cuite Moroccan style ratatouille that was irresistible on crackers to my guests. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If you don’t like eggplant, no problem, you can enjoy this plant-based gluten-free treat without it.
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil (I used coconut oil)
- 3-4 cloves of fresh garlic, pressed
- 1 can (19oz) whole or chopped tomatoes
- 1 small eggplant peeled and cut onto small cubes (~1-1/2 cups)
- 4 red or green peppers (if you eliminate eggplant use 6)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 Tbsp paprika
Directions:
- Sauté garlic in olive oil
- Add tomatoes and eggplant. Allow it to cook down for about one hour
- In the meantime, cut the peppers in half and discard the seeds
- Roast the peppers in the oven at 450 until the tops get all black
- Remove the peppers and allow them to cool in a large zip bag
- Once they cool, remove from the bag and peel off the blackened skin
- Chop the peppers and add to the tomato and eggplant
- Add the remaining ingredients and cook for about 30-45 minutes longer allowing all the flavours to combine
- Taste and add extra spices as desired
Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Enjoy!
~ Plant Trainers
