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Homemade Adjika Sauce
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Homemade Adjika Sauce – Vegan version

Homemade adjika sauce — a spicy, rich pepper sauce from the Georgian kitchen, excellent as a spread or sauce Vegan version: Date syrup (silan).

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Roasted Vegetables

  1. 1
    Arrange the peppers on a baking sheet.
    Baking pan
  2. 2
    Roast the peppers whole in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 20 minutes, turning, until the skin is blackened and the flesh completely soft.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBakeware
    💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
  3. 3
    Transfer to a bowl, cover tightly and leave 10 minutes.
    Bowl
    💡The steam in the covered container separates the skin from the flesh, so it comes off easily. Don't rinse under water: the smoky flavor washes away with it.
  4. 4
    Peel off the charred skin, remove the stem and seeds from the peppers and drain off the liquid.
    Colander

To assemble

  1. 5
    Grind the roasted peppers in a blender with the garlic, chili pepper, coriander seeds, cumin and paprika, to a smooth mixture.
    ⚙ Grinding in a Food ProcessorBlender
    💡In a food processor, grind in short pulses and check between pulses: it's easy to go from coarse to paste. (Sesame for tahini, on the other hand, is ground continuously.)
  2. 6
    Add the olive oil, vinegar, date syrup and salt and grind again.
    Blender
  3. 7
    Seal the spread in a jar; it keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
    JarRefrigerator
138calories
2 gprotein
14 gcarbs
7 gfat
● protein 7%● carbs 42%● fat 51%

Per serving (174 g), of 4 servings

For the Roasted Vegetables · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Blender · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Less smooth, mainly for liquids) · Food processor (Less smooth with liquids)
  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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