Roasted Red Peppers & 20 Ways to Use Them

Roasted Red Peppers & 20 ways to use them. Roasted Red Peppers are SO easy to make and bursting with flavor and zest. They are an amazing flavor booster which you can add to sauces, sandwiches, pizzas, soups and more. Roasting red peppers makes them tender while intensifying their flavor and natural sweetness, along with imparting a touch of smokiness. They take minutes to make and are perfect little strips of flavor for any dish. 

HOW TO ROAST RED PEPPERS?

Wash and pat dry the peppers. Cut the red peppers in half from the stem side down. Remove the seeds and membranes and place cut side down on a baking dish lined with parchment paper. Don’t crowd the baking dish. Place in the oven and roast until blistered.

Remove from the oven and cover with lid. Let them cool. Pinch some of the skin and pull it up. Once it breaks, the skin it will peel off easily.  Discard the peels, cut the roasted red peppers in slices and store in an airtight container.

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20 WAYS TO USE ROASTED RED PEPPERS

1. As a spread: mix it with your favorites mayonnaise and spread it on sandwiches, wraps, burgers, etc.

2. As a pizza topping

3. Flavor your hummus

4. In your tacos  

5. Add it to pasta sauces

6. Flavor your salsa 

7. Add it to your salads 

8. Top your avocado toast 

9. As a baked potato topping

10. Mix it in cream sauces

11. Toss it with roast vegetables

12. Make a Makhani sauce with it

13. In salad dressing: blend with your favorite ingredients 

14. Flavor chicken and fish with it

15. Use it as a sandwich filling

16. Give your soup extra flavor

17. Flavor your omelettes 

18. Make a pesto

19. Add it to kebabs

20. Mix it in sour cream for a flavorful dip

    

Roasted Red Peppers & 20 Ways to Use Them

 

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Cook time

20 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Roasted Red Peppers are SO easy to make and bursting with flavor and zest. They are an amazing flavor booster which you can add to sauces, sandwiches, pizzas, soups and more.

Author: Nisha Vedi Pawar

Serves: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 3 Red Bell Peppers
• Baking dish

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Line a large baking dish with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
3. Prepare the peppers by slicing them in half or quarters and de-seeding them.
4. Place them to the baking sheet and place them cut side down.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until they appear wilted and charred.
6. Remove from oven, cover and let cool.
7. Peel off the outer layer of skin. Using a knife, slice the tender peppers into thin strips.
8. Transfer the strips to a glass container and store them in the refrigerator for up to a week, their own juices will preserve them.
9. Use them in sauces, sandwiches, dips or as pizza toppings.

Notes

To preserve them for a longer period, submerge them in olive oil, cover and refrigerate for 2-3 weeks.

Alternatively, fill silicone molds with peppers and olive oil, freeze and use as needed.

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