# Slata Mechouia

Slata Mechouia, also known as "Grilled Salad," is a summer necessity throughout the Tunisian summer, typically served family-style as a side dish and often garnished with tuna, olives, capers, and boiled egg slices.

- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- peppers
- tomatoes
- onions
- garlic
- coriander
- caraway
- salt
- extra virgin olive oil
- tuna
- olives
- capers
- boiled egg slices

## Instructions

1. Place peppers, tomatoes, onions, and garlic on a baking tray.
2. Broil the vegetables in the oven.
3. After broiling, place the vegetables in a plastic bag and tie it to steam them, making them easier to peel.
4. Peel the skin from the broiled peppers and remove the seeds.
5. Dice the broiled peppers.
6. Dice the broiled onions.
7. Peel the skin from the broiled tomatoes and dice them.
8. Roughly slice and chop all the broiled vegetables (peppers, tomatoes, onions, and garlic) together on a cutting board.
9. Transfer the chopped vegetable mixture to a serving bowl.
10. Add coriander, caraway, and salt to the salad.
11. Drench the salad with a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil.
12. Mix the salad thoroughly to combine the spices and olive oil.
13. Garnish the Slata Mechouia with tuna and olives.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking tray
- plastic bag
- knife
- cutting board
- serving bowl
- spoon

## Tips

- Although vegetables are typically grilled over charcoal in a 'kanoun' (an ancestral clay BBQ) for a distinct 'mechouia' flavor, an easier broiler version using an oven is sufficient.
- Simpler takes of 'mechouia' can include just peppers, or sometimes even eggplant.
- The most classic and popular version includes tomatoes, peppers, onions, and garlic.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8w9z4mMiCn/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ea02a632-f1f6-49bd-bd9b-67186378059a
- Extracted: 2025-11-10

Extracted from the video by Clip Recipe (https://www.cliprecipe.com). Quantities and steps are as stated or shown in the video. Site guide for agents: https://www.cliprecipe.com/llms.txt