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🍽️ Colorful Paprika and Sesam Layer Salad

167 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g small red bell peppers (3 small red bell peppers)
• 500 g small green bell peppers (3 small green bell peppers)
• 500 g small yellow bell peppers (3 small yellow bell peppers)
• 4 onions (approx. 200 g)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 4 sprigs lemon thyme
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 5 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 30 g unpeeled sesame seeds (2 tbsp)

Instructions

1. 1. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil.
2. 2. Halve the bell peppers and remove the core.
3. 3. Rinse the pepper halves thoroughly.
4. 4. Place the pepper halves cut-side down on the tray.
5. 5. Press the pepper halves down slightly to flatten them.
6. 6. Switch the oven to grill mode.
7. 7. Grill the peppers for about 10 minutes.
8. 8. Wait until the skin turns dark and forms bubbles.
9. 9. Remove the baking tray from the oven.
10. 10. Cover the hot pepper halves with a damp kitchen towel.
11. 11. Let the peppers cool down under the towel.
12. 12. Peel the onions while waiting.
13. 13. Peel the garlic cloves.
14. 14. Halve the onions.
15. 15. Cut the onion halves into thin strips.
16. 16. Finely chop the garlic.
17. 17. Wash the lemon thyme.
18. 18. Shake the thyme dry.
19. 19. Pluck the thyme leaves from the stems.
20. 20. Heat the olive oil in a pot.
21. 21. Add the onions, garlic, and thyme to the pot.
22. 22. Sauté the mixture while stirring over medium heat.
23. 23. Reduce the heat to low.
24. 24. Cover the pot.
25. 25. Simmer the ingredients for about 10 minutes.
26. 26. Season the mixture with salt.
27. 27. Season the mixture with pepper.
28. 28. Add vinegar to the onion mixture.
29. 29. Let the onion mixture cool down.
30. 30. Heat a pan without fat.
31. 31. Roast the sesame seeds until golden brown over medium heat.
32. 32. Salt the roasted sesame seeds.
33. 33. Transfer the sesame seeds to a plate.
34. 34. Let the sesame seeds cool down.
35. 35. Peel the skin off the cooled pepper halves using a small knife.
36. 36. Cut the pepper flesh into strips about 1 cm wide.
37. 37. Take a large jar or airtight container with a capacity of about 1.5 liters.
38. 38. Layer the pepper strips separated by color alternately with the onion mixture in the jar.
39. 39. Seal the jar tightly.
40. 40. Fill the cooled sesame seeds into a small freezer bag.
41. 41. Seal the freezer bag.
42. 42. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the layer salad just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 167
• Protein: 6 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 13 g