Matbucha

Name: Matbucha
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 3 red peppers; 800g tinned chopped tomatoes; 6 garlic cloves, sliced; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 red chilli, chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée

A slow cooked, spicy tomato and roasted pepper salad, thick enough to scoop with bread.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.72 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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3red peppers
800 gtinned chopped tomatoes
6garlic clovessliced
3 tbspolive oil
2 tsppaprika
1 tspground cumin
1red chillichopped
1 tbsptomato purée

Method

1
Heat the grill and char the peppers for 15 minutes, turning, until blackened. Cool in a covered bowl, then peel and chop.
15 min
2
Heat the oil in a wide pan and cook the garlic, paprika, cumin and chilli for 1 minute.
3
Add the tomatoes, purée and peppers. Simmer on low for 40 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick and jammy.
40 min
4
Season with salt. Serve warm or cold with bread, eggs or grilled fish.

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