Breaded peppers with fresh sheep cheese, baked or air fried.

A typical recipe from the Sicilian countryside where fresh sheep cheese or tuma is featured in many recipes.
Peppers have many qualities, including being low in calories, depending on the variety, between 20 and 30 per 100 grams.
There are about 200 mg of potassium and 12 mg of magnesium; besides vitamin C, B vitamins are present; red peppers are very rich in beta-carotene (even over 1600 micrograms per 100 grams).
They are a suitable side dish after a meat or fish dish.

They are best enjoyed cold or at room temperature.

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Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 15 Minutes
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Air Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

313.94 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 313.94 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 8.80 (g) of which sugars 7.36 (g)
Proteins 14.09 (g)
Fat 24.71 (g) of which saturated 3.58 (g)of which unsaturated 0.01 (g)
Fibers 3.34 (g)
Sodium 775.96 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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21.16 oz bell peppers
3.53 oz onion
5.29 oz fresh sheep cheese (or tuma)
1.76 oz Pecorino Romano (grated)
2.82 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
to taste salt
to taste black pepper
to taste basil

Breaded Peppers with Fresh Sheep Cheese

Tools

1 Knife
1 Cutting Board
1 Baking Tray
1 Parchment Paper
1 Oven

Steps

To prepare the

Wash the peppers, remove the stem and seeds, and slice them together
with the onion and spread them on the baking tray with parchment paper. Season with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
At this point, cook them:
in a fan oven at 356°F for 20 minutes, 30 minutes if the oven is static.
In an air fryer at 392°F for 15 minutes
At the end of cooking, take them out of the oven, sprinkle with Pecorino and plenty of basil, and mix everything,
Let them cool, and only when the peppers are lukewarm, crumble the fresh sheep cheese, and mix.
they should be served cold….
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