Grilled Vegetable Salad In The Vicinity Of Tunisia

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 large ripe tomatoes (any variety, very fresh!)
• 1 large red bell pepper
• 1 large yellow bell pepper
• 1 large orange bell pepper
• 6 large garlic cloves, unpeeled (i used 3)
• 1 large lemon, juice of
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• extra virgin olive oil (read intro)

Recipe

• 1 broil (or grill) the tomatoes, bell pepper, and unpeeled garlic until uniformly charred.
• 2 immediately place vegetables in a clean paper bag and seal. allow to "sweat" for about 15-20 minutes-which helps loosen the skin.
• 3 once vegetables have been allowed to sweat, remove membrane, seeds and skin from bell peppers, and the skin from the tomatoes and garlic.
• 4 in a non-reactive salad bowl, dice the tomatoes and keep the juice. dice the bell pepper and finely mince the garlic; add to salad bowl.
• 5 add the fresh lemon juice, tossing with the vegetables. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 if you wish, add a drizzle of olive oil on top of the salad.
• 7 serve warm or at room temperature.