Small-batch ajvar-style relish
A small roasted red-pepper and eggplant relish with sunflower oil, wine vinegar, garlic and salt. It is a modern ajvar-style trial, not a validated winter preserve or a copy of a commercial formula.
North Macedonia
Recipes by the places recorded in their sources.
North Macedonia
Lyutenitsa (lutenica)
A Balkan relish of cooked peppers, tomatoes, aubergine and garlic in oil, sometimes made hot, served cold and named for its spiciness.
Pinđur (pindjur)
A Balkan relish of roasted red peppers and tomatoes, often with aubergine and garlic, cooked down into a spread for the winter store.
Ajvar
Ajvar is a cooked Balkan pepper preserve built around roasted red peppers, peeled, drained, ground and slowly fried with oil and seasoning. Leskovac’s protected version is a pepper specialty; regional versions vary.