Piperade

Name: Piperade
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: crusty bread, to serve; 1 chilli (optional), chopped finely; 6 eggs; salt and pepper; 1 large mild onion, chopped; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely; 750 g (1½ lb) tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; 3 red or green peppers or a mixture, de-seeded and cut into strips

Eggs with peppers and tomatoes

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

About

This is a well-known and tasty Provencal dish which includes the favourite Mediterranean combination of tomatoes and peppers. For a more substantial dish, serve the Piperade on grilled or fried slices of gammon.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large mild onion, chopped
3 red o

Europe
France
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Provence
Mediterranean

Method

Heat the oil in a large frying-pan, add the onion and cook gently until it begins to colour. Add the peppers and continue to cook over a low heat for another 10 minutes, then add the tomatoes, garlic, chilli if using and seasoning. Raise the heat and cook until the tomato juices have thickened (about 5 minutes). Mi x the eggs, season lightly, and stir them into the tomatoes. Reduce the heat to