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Roasted Bell Pepper Salad Recipe
It’s easy these days to buy roasted peppers in a jar, but when making a red pepper salad (where it’s all about the peppers), I take that little extra step and roast my own. Nothing beats that great fresh-roasted flavor. It’s a classic antipasto dish from the Piedmont region, now popular all over Italy.
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Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- cup ⅓pitted kalamata olives quartered
- cup ¼olive oil
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- 6 Fresh Basil Leaves torn into pieces
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- teaspoon ½salt plus more to taste
- teaspoon ½freshly ground black pepper plus more to taste
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Instructions
- Preheat the Broiler. Cover a heavy baking sheet with foil. Arrange the bell peppers on the baking sheet and broil until the skins brown and blister, turning the peppers over occasionally, about 20 minutes. Enclose the peppers in a resealable plastic bag and set aside until cooled to room temperature.
- Peel and seed the peppers, and cut them into ½-inch-thick strips. In a medium bowl, toss the pepper strips, olives, oil, capers, basil, garlic, and ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper to combine. Season with more salt and pepper to taste, and serve. (The salad can be made up to 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)