📋 Italian Roasted Peppers

Making Italian roasted peppers in your home oven is very easy. They are much better than canned roasted peppers because they do not need vinegar to be preserved. You can taste the sweetness of their flesh which remains firm and chunky and the skin is easily removed. I seasoned them with garlic, extra virgin olive, and basil, and serve them as appetizers on bruschetta or as side dishes to meat or cheese.

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine Italian

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword Italian food, side dish, Vegan

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings people

Calories 81kcal

Author Laura Tobin

Equipment

Ingredients

4 red peppers
4 cloves peeled garlic cloves
10 fresh basil leaves
4 teaspoon olive oil extra virgin
1 dash salt

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Rince the peppers and put them in an oven pan on top of an aluminum foil or a baking sheet. You don't need to oil it
4 red peppers
Turn the grill on in the oven and set the pan at the highest level making sure the peppers don’t touch the elements of the grill. Leave the door open and let the grill burn the skin of the peppers as in the picture below.
Turn the peppers around until all the skin is burned. Make sure the skin is burned everywhere as it is hard to peel it off if it is not burned. But don't cook them too long as the flesh should remain firm.
Place the peppers in a paper bag and close it
Let the peppers cool down completely. Once cold, take the skin off. It will peel easily
Remove seeds and cut in slices
Add garlic, basil, salt and olive oil
4 cloves peeled garlic cloves, 10 fresh basil leaves, 4 teaspoon olive oil, 1 dash salt
Mix and let it rest for at least 1 hour before serving

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Notes

When you buy them check carefully each pepper to make sure they are nice and firm everywhere with no damage to the flesh.
You should aim at burning the skin off, and leaving the flesh almost uncooked, that is why the heat should be intense.
Make sure the skin is burned everywhere as it is hard to peel it off if it is not burned.
The inside of the peppers will be very hot, do not clean them until they are cold

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