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How to make Pebre

Central Chile

Pebre
Photo: Piterquin, CC BY-SA 4.0

A fresh sauce of chopped tomato, onion, coriander, chilli, oil and vinegar. It is served with bread at the start of a meal and with grilled meat.

Serves 6 15 min

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe tomatoes, finely diced
  • 1 small onion, very finely chopped
  • A large bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
  • 1 or 2 fresh green or red chillies, seeds removed, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons sunflower or olive oil
  • Salt

Method

  1. Rinse the chopped onion in cold water and drain it well. This makes it milder.
  2. Mix the tomato, onion, coriander, chilli and garlic in a bowl.
  3. Add the vinegar, oil and a good pinch of salt and stir.
  4. Leave for 20 minutes so the flavours blend. Serve with fresh bread or grilled meat. Eat it the same day.
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The name comes from the Catalan word for pepper.

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