Chopped Tomato and Pepper Melange

The supermarket sometimes carries bags of mixed red, yellow, and orange sweet mini peppers.  Alternatively, I use red, yellow, and orange bell peppers. They are low calorie, high Vitamin C, and sweet.  A mixture of other ingredients brings in some heat and spice.  This bowlful takes a little chopping and then sitting to let the flavors develop.  This Melange or mixture accents grilled food.


Chopped Tomato and Pepper Melange

Ingredients:

7 sweet mini peppers (or regular sized red, yellow, and orange bell peppers)

2 organic hydroponic tomatoes

citric acid

sea salt (iodized)
lime juice
Sriracha rooster sauce

Technique and Measure:

Remove stems and seeds from mini sweet peppers.  Chop into small pieces.
Remove stems from tomatoes.  Chop into small pieces.
Mix in a bowl.

Mix in:

1/8 tsp. citric acid
12 grinds of sea salt
1 Tablespoon organic lime juice from a bottle, or juice of one whole lime
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha rooster sauce

Option:  For color contrast, mix in a small chopped jalapeno or banana pepper, or mix in some olives.

Mix together and stir all ingredients well, then cover, and let sit for several hours to take up the flavors.

(This is my husband's recipe, and I prefer to bake, stir fry, or grill the veggies, rather than eat them raw.)

Calories: 150
Fiber:  9g
Vitamin C:  560%
Vitamin A:  100%

Tomate et Piment Mélange Revisité


If you want to add to the Chopped Tomato and Pepper Melange,  add this mixture for a heartier variation.

3 dried red chiles (Anaheim or Ancho)

2 TBS sundried red tomatoes

Grind tomatoes and chiles to a fine powder.

Add 2 tsp EVOO

Add 3 TBS hot water

Add dash finely ground salt

Mix and let stand for 15 minutes

[If you add pure ground chocolate, you will have something close to a red mole.]

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