Mechouia salad

Mechouia salad

Alternative names	hrissa, grilled salad
Type	Salad
Place of origin	Tunisia
Region or state	Tunisia
Associated cuisine	Tunisian
Similar dishes	Hmiss
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Mechouia salad (Tunisian Arabic: سلاطة مشوية, romanized: slata meshwiya, "grilled salad") is a Tunisian salad. A very popular first course dish from Tunisia, a country in North Africa that appreciates spiciness, it is especially consumed in the summer, and is a grilled vegetable, tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic salad, that may also contain eggplant. They are grilled in the oven or on the stove and then ground together, spiced, and then tuna and olive oil are added, and sometimes boiled eggs are placed for decoration.