Slata michwiya (Grilled salad)

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This Tunisian salad is usually grilled, but it is easier to roast the vegetables in a hot oven.

Ingredients

• 3 small onions, left whole
• 4 sweet peppers of any colour (or a mixture), left whole
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 or more hot chilli, chopped
• Salt
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 50-60 ml olive oil
• A few olives or 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into wedges
• 100 g tin of tuna, drained and crumbled

Mise en place

• Pre-heat the oven to its highest temperature.

Method

1. Put the onions and peppers in a roasting tin and roast for about 30 minutes until the skins are very brown and they feel soft.
2. Add the tomatoes and roast for a further 5 minutes.
3. Remove the tin from the oven and transfer the peppers to a plastic bag.
4. Close the bag tightly and leave for 10 minutes as this makes them easier to peel.
5. Peel and cut the onions and tomatoes into small pieces.
6. Peel, seed and chop the peppers and add to the other vegetables with the chilli(es) in a bowl.
7. Mix in salt to taste, the lemon juice, olive oil and olives or capers.
8. Place on a shallow serving dish and garnish with the eggs and crumbled tuna.