SWEET RED PEPPER SAUCE

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Provided by Pierre Franey

Time 15m

Yield About 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 large sweet red pepper
1 small red onion, about 1/4 pound
1 ripe red tomato, about 1/4 pound
1 teaspoon finely chopped hot green pepper or 1/4 teaspoon hot dried red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
1/2 cup coarsely chopped chervil or half that amount of chopped parsley

Steps:

Using a long fork, hold the red pepper directly over a gas flame or close to the heating element of a preheated electric broiler. Cook, turning it often so that it blisters and blackens all over - top, bottom and sides.
Let stand until cool enough to hold, and rinse thoroughly under cold tap water, peeling off the burned outer skin. Cut the pepper flesh into 1-inch pieces. There should be about 3/4 cup.
Cut the onion into 1/4-inch cubes. There should be about 3/4 cup.
Cut the tomato into 1/2-inch cubes. There should be about 3/4 cup.
Put the tomato, sweet pepper, onion, hot pepper, mustard, vinegar, oil, garlic and chervil in the container of a food processor. Blend thoroughly.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 276, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 83 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams