Ajard Recipes

AJAR (THAI SALAD)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Quarter cucumber lengthwise. Remove seeds. Cut quarters crossswise into 1/8″ thick slices.
• Add cucumber, onion, cilantro and chili pepper to vinegar dressing; toss until combined.
• Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve on bed of greens.

AJAD (AUTHENTIC THAI CUCUMBER SALAD)

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until sugar and salt are dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning so the pickling liquid is pleasantly sweet, sour, and lightly salty.
• Combine cucumbers, shallots, and chile peppers in a large bowl. Cover with pickling liquid. Refrigerate for a few hours to let flavors combine.

THAI SALAD (AJAR)

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, stir vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• 2. Quarter cucumber lengthwise. Remove seeds. Cut quarters crosswise into 1/8″ thick slices.
• 3. Add cucumber, onion, cilantro and chili pepper to vinegar dressing; toss until combined.
• 4. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 5. Serve on bed of greens.

AJARD

Steps:

• Mix Vinegar, Sugar, Water and Salt in a bowl: heat in a saucepan until all the sugar has melted. take off the heat and allow to cool. Mix in the Cucumber, Shallots, and the Red Pepper, Garnish with Cilantro.

AJVAR (SERBIAN ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE) RECIPE

Steps:

• Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate. Place peppers on hot side of grill and cook until blackened all over, 10-15 minutes. Transfer pepper to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 20 minutes. Remove charred skin, seeds, and cores from peppers.
• While the peppers are cooling, pierce skin of eggplant with a fork all over. Place eggplant on cool side of grill. Cover and cook until skin darkens and wrinkles and eggplant is uniformly soft when pressed with tongs, about 30 minutes, turning halfway through for even cooking. Remove eggplant from grill and let sit until cool enough to handle, about 10 minutes. Trim top off eggplant and split lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out flesh of eggplant; discard skin.
• Place roasted red peppers, eggplant pulp, and garlic in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Pulse until roughly chopped. Add in oil, vinegar, and salt and pulse until incorporated and peppers are finely chopped.
• Transfer sauce to a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Let cool to room temperature then use immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.