Matbucha
Serving: 100 g (about ⅓ cup)
Matbucha is a slow-cooked salad of tomatoes and roasted peppers with garlic and chili. A North-African mainstay of the Israeli mezze table, it is concentrated in flavor but relatively light.
Nutrition per serving
Good to know
- The long cook reduces the tomatoes, so the carbs are natural sugars from the vegetables.
- Most of the fat comes from the olive oil it is cooked in.
- It is vegan and a flavorful way to add vegetables for modest calories.
Logging tip
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Common questions
How many calories are in matbucha? +
About 80 calories per 100 g — roughly 7 g carbs, 5 g fat and 2 g protein. It depends mostly on how much oil it was cooked with.
Is matbucha healthy? +
Yes — it is essentially cooked vegetables. The only thing to watch is the olive oil, which varies a lot between cooks.
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