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Samfaina, a summer vegetable stew

Samfaina, summer vegetable stew

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Samfaina is a Catalan stew made with zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper, and tomatoes, cooked in olive oil. It is a vegetarian dish that can also be served w…

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Recipe from Persino, EdytaT, Alessia and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This summer vegetable dish, typical of Catalan cuisine, can be served as a sauce, a stew, or as a side dish. It keeps well and is easy to reheat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodSlow-cooked in a saucepan
  • Estimated cost$17.11 $4.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.75
  • $3.19
  • $10.89
  • $0.18
  • $0.21
  • $0.59
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and mince the garlic. Dice the eggplant and zucchini. Cut the tomatoes in half, then submerge them in boiling water for a moment, then rinse them with cold water, peel them, and dice them. Remove the seeds from the bell peppers and slice them thinly.
  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, eggplant, and zucchini, and stir well to coat the vegetables with oil. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Discover the saucepan, add the tomatoes, bell peppers, and pepper, and season with salt. Simmer over low heat until the mixture thickens and the vegetables are tender.

The bill

Samfaina, summer vegetable stew

  • 1 eggplant$1.75
  • 2 red bell peppers$3.19
  • 5 to 8 medium-sized tomatoes$10.89
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 medium onion$0.21
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$17.11

that's $4.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 eggplant
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 5 to 8 medium-sized tomatoes
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 medium onion
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

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