Matbucha

Name: Matbucha
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 6 tomatoes, chopped; 3 red peppers, roasted and chopped; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 chile, chopped

מטבוחה/mat-BOO-khah/

About this dish

A cooked salad of tomatoes and roasted peppers, slow-simmered with garlic and chile.

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Ingredients

🍅6 tomatoes, chopped

🫑3 red peppers, roasted and chopped

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

🌶️1 chile, chopped

Method

Serves 4

Roast and peel the peppers, then chop.

Sauté garlic and chile in olive oil.

Add chopped tomato and roasted pepper.

Simmer slowly, stirring occasionally, until thick and jammy, about 45 minutes.

Serve at room temperature with bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Matbucha has North African Jewish roots, now a common cooked salad found across Israeli tables.

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