I borrowed the core of this recipe from Carol Alt’s book, but changed the ratio in the tomato sauce and marinade to make a less dense and salty version. This chili is very refreshing and crunchy.
Vegetables to chop:
1 small eggplant – peeled and cut into cubes
5 or more fresh shiitake or crimini mushrooms, or 1 portabello mushroom – stemmed and diced into cubes
1 medium zucchini – cut into cubes
1 medium plum tomato – cut into cubes
1/2 medium red or yellow onion – finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic – crushed
Marinade:
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cold-pressed olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoon of Celtic (or Himalayan) sea salt
Combine all the chopped vegetables and crushed garlic in a glass container with a lid.
For the marinade, whisk all of the ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the vegetables. Cover and leave to marinate at room temperature for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
Sauce:
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes – soaked in purified water for 20 minutes, then drained
2-3 medium tomatoes – cut in chunks
1-2 dates – pits removed
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup cold-pressed olive oil
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon fresh oregano leaves, or Italian parsley, or both
1-1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Make the sauce right before serving. Put both the fresh and sun-dried tomatoes into the food processor, whirl until finely chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients, then puree. Discard the garlic cloves from the marinated vegetables. To serve, mix the sauce into the chopped and marinated vegetables.
My Cooked Chili
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Tee Sea says
Yum! Gotta try this out sometime!
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Alina says
ох, нельзя такие аппетитные картинки на голодный желудок смотреть! :)
Golubka says
Tee Sea: You definitely should!
Alina: Привет!!! Спасибо за комментарий. Слышали про ваше путешествие…в ужасе!
Anderburf says
This looks really good! I just got some organic pepper and Himalayan sea salt from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I think I’ll try them both out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Golubka says
I’m certain that the pepper and salt will work well in this recipe. Good luck :)
Anonymous says
In the last paragraph you say to discard the garlic from the marinading veggies, but the recipe doesn’t say to add garlic to the marinading veggies. Do you add some whole garlic cloves?
Golubka says
Anonymous: Corrected, thanks for pointing that out! You need 3 crushed garlic cloves to go with the marinating veggies.
Apologies for the mistake.
Anonymous says
Delicious! Amazing! Flavorful. I am not a vegan at all but do love to eat my veggies & I LOVED this recipe. Thank you for posting it. WONDERFUL!
Maz says
Hi! I’m intrigued by the salts you have used? Where do you buy them from?
Golubka says
Anon 12:01 I’m so glad you liked it :)
Maz: You can buy those salts at health food stores or authentic markets.