Ajvar

Name: Ajvar
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3 cups (700 ml)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 large roasted (600 g) Red Pepper; 1 medium roasted (350 g) Eggplant; 4 cloves Garlic; 1/4 cup (60 ml) Olive Oil; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 tsp (6 g) Salt; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Loryn Nalic recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Loryn Nalic.

CONDIMENT · GRILLED MEATS, BREAD & VEGETABLES

A condiment for grilled meats, bread & vegetables.

Loryn Nalic's Balkan roasted pepper ajvar.

On the jar

AJVAR

Method: blend
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients: 7

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 60 mlLemon Juice 30 ml

Ingredients

Red Pepper4 large roasted (600 g)
Eggplant1 medium roasted (350 g)
Garlic4 cloves
Olive Oil1/4 cup (60 ml)
Lemon Juice2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Salt1 tsp (6 g)
Pepper1/2 tsp (1 g)

Where it sits

One of 129 salsas in the catalog, with 7 ingredients against a median of 8.

The acid here is lemon juice. In this category chefs also reach for lime juice (27 recipes), red wine vinegar (10), and cider vinegar (8).

The fat here is olive oil. In this category chefs also reach for vegetable oil (8 recipes) and grapeseed oil (4).

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Balkan / Turkish chef of Balkan Treat Box in St. Louis; James Beard Best Chef: Midwest 2026. Bosnian-American börek, cevapi, and yogurt–pepper sauces from a bakery-restaurant.

Adapted from a recipe published by Loryn Nalic in Loryn Nalic Balkan roast pepper relish.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Loryn Nalic Balkan roast pepper relish (published as “Ajvar”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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