Pop's Fabulous Ajvar Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Pop's Fabulous Ajvar Recipe). Ajvar (pronounced aye-vahr) is a Serbian side dish that is a gift from the gods. Highly nutritious, loved by young and old alike, it is delectable spread on thickly sliced rye bread with butter, on hot dogs, steaks, or on pita bread with hummus, avocado, tomato, provolone, and sprouts. A large brown cloud will envelope your head for several days.

Brief

Prep 40 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Additional: 8hrs20 mins

Total: 9hrs40 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Pop's Fabulous Ajvar Recipe

Ingredients

2 ½ pounds firm

shiny eggplants

3 large green bell peppers

or more to taste

3 large red bell peppers

or more to taste

cooking spray

5 cloves garlic

peeled and sliced

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons white vinegar

or to taste

¾ cup corn oil

Appetizer and Snack

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Poke holes in eggplants with a fork. Arrange eggplants green bell peppers and red bell peppers on a baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven turning peppers with tongs every 15 minutes until tender 40 to 45 minutes. Remove; cover immediately with a damp towel. Let steam as they cool about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Scoop eggplant flesh and juice into a food processor. Add garlic; puree until smooth. Scrape into a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 5

Hold a bell pepper over the bowl of the food processor; discard stem and seeds and allow juices to stream into the bowl. Peel skin away slowly and discard. Drop bell pepper into the food processor. Repeat with remaining bell peppers. Pulse until finely chopped.

Step 6

Scrape the chopped peppers into the bowl with the eggplant puree. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in vinegar. Stir in oil. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate until flavors are well blended 8 hours to overnight.

Nutritional Information

Pop's Fabulous Ajvar Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 200.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.2g 4%

Carbohydrates: 12.2g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 5.7g 23%

Sugars: 5.8g

Fat: 17g 26%

Saturated Fat: 2.2g 11%

Vitamin A Iu: 1753.2IU 35%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.8mg 14%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 23%

Vitamin C: 105.3mg 176%

Folate: 52.5mcg 13%

Calcium: 21.3mg 2%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 27.1mg 10%

Potassium: 456.8mg 13%

Sodium: 21.5mg 1%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 152.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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