Dinner Tonight: Portuguese Salad

Name: Dinner Tonight: Portuguese Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon chili paste; 59 milliliters cilantro, chopped; 1 cucumber, peeled; 1 green bell pepper; 0 olive oil; 3 plum tomatoes; 1 red bell pepper; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 3 servings Salt and pepper

Dinner Tonight: Portuguese Salad is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, whole 30, and vegan side dish. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 48 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 3. Head to the store and pick up plum tomatoes, salt and pepper, cucumber, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Turn the broiler on, and set the red and green bell peppers underneath. Cook, turning occasionally, until lightly blackened on all sides. When done, place in a small plastic bag and let steam for a few minutes. Repeat with the tomatoes, but first lightly coat in olive oil. They will cook much quicker.

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Green Pepper

Olive Oil

Tomato

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Ziploc Bags

Broiler

Remove when lightly blackened all over and let cool on a tray.

While the bell peppers and tomatoes cool, slice the cucumber into 1/2 inch inch thick slices. Set on a rack or on a paper towel, and sprinkle lightly with salt.

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Bell Pepper

Cucumber

Tomato

Salt

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Paper Towels

Let those hang out for 20 minutes or so until they release some water. Dry with paper towels.

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Water

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Paper Towels

Remove the bell peppers from the plastic bags when cooled. Peel off the skin, remove the stems, and chop into 1-inch squares. Repeat this process with the tomatoes, discarding most of the pulp.

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Bell Pepper

Tomato

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Ziploc Bags

Toss the chopped bell peppers, tomato, and cucumbers in a large bowl.

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Bell Pepper

Cucumber

Tomato

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Bowl

Add the chopped cilantro, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and chili paste. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Eat right away, or let sit in the fridge for 30 minutes for the flavors to really marry.

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Red Wine Vinegar