Moroccan · Salad
Charred green peppers and tomatoes cooked with cumin and paprika.
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Taktouka is a Moroccan cooked salad served among small dishes. Fire-roasted green peppers meet tomatoes, garlic and warm spices in a soft, glossy mixture.
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Reviewed August 2, 2026. Research sources inform this edition. Any external cook verification is separately named, linked and limited to the independently prepared version described in that source.
Roasted peppers and reduced tomato; Garlic, paprika/cumin and olive oil
Declared allergens: None identified in the base ingredient list; labels and cross-contact still require review.
Refrigerate for up to 4 days and bring toward room temperature before serving. This is within USDA's general 3–4-day cooked-leftover ceiling where applicable; refrigerate promptly in shallow covered containers.
Naturally vegan and gluten-free; supervise peppers closely under the broiler. Verify packaged stock, spice blends, bread and substitutes for declared allergens/cross-contact.
Houda Mehdi is credited with preparing and publishing an independent version of this dish in Moroccan Pepper and Tomato Salad (Taktouka) for Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street.
What this supports: dish identity, method, texture/doneness, failure cue, serving result.
Verifies an independently prepared version of the dish, not Gastromica’s exact recipe. Milk Street adapted Mehdi's clay-pot method to a Dutch oven and may differ from Gastromica in oil, timing, and seasoning.
Moroccan kitchen
Moroccan taktouka is a smoky cooked salad of roasted green peppers, tomatoes, cumin, paprika and olive oil.
Broil or grill peppers until blackened. Cover 10 minutes, peel, seed and chop.
Heat oil and cook tomatoes, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt and cayenne for 15 minutes.
Stir in chopped peppers and cook uncovered 10 minutes, crushing lightly.
Cook until glossy, then add cilantro and lemon. Rest 15 minutes.
Review ingredient labels for allergens and cross-contact. Follow the recipe’s handling notes, refrigerate perishable food promptly, and use an instant-read thermometer where a safe internal temperature is specified.
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Taktouka is a Moroccan cooked salad served among small dishes. Fire-roasted green peppers meet tomatoes, garlic and warm spices in a soft, glossy mixture.
Refrigerate for up to 4 days and bring toward room temperature before serving.
Serve warm or room temperature with bread, grilled fish or tagine.
