Roasted bell peppers are very tasty and suitable for countless preparations. They can be enjoyed as delicious side dishes, like bell pepper salad, or sautéed in a pan, as a base for sauces to dress pasta, or even for delicious creams to season crostini.
As previously mentioned, bell peppers can be served in many ways.
As a side dish, as a base for other types of preparation.
What few people know is that roasted bell peppers can be cooked really quickly and without much complexity.
And once roasted, it’s much easier for you to remove the skin.
Usually, I cook peppers directly on the flame, but they require much more attention because you have to keep turning the peppers all the time, otherwise they will burn quickly.
So this is an excellent alternative so you don’t have to turn on the oven when it’s too hot.
Bell peppers contain excellent nutritional properties for our needs.
Vitamins A, B, C and E, and mineral salts. They are rich in water and fiber. They also contain a very low amount of sodium and are practically free of proteins and fats.
Thanks to these characteristics, it can be safely said that bell peppers are very healthy foods.
The large amount of vitamins also provides many benefits to the immune system. Moreover, vitamin C, in particular, helps, among other things, to absorb good quantities of iron.
For a visually stunning effect, don’t forget to use colorful bell peppers, so red, yellow, and if you can, also green.
This side dish, also usable as an appetizer, is quick and particularly suitable for being prepared in advance.
If necessary, you can also roast the peppers the day before, clean them and season them only at the time of use.
Roasted bell peppers are also ideal for being preserved for a long time with the recipe of choice, where you can flavor them with the herbs you prefer! Even in the middle of winter, you won’t have to give up the taste, freshness, and lightness of a side dish or appetizer like this, good, simple, and quick.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 120.29 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 6.57 (g) of which sugars 6.31 (g)
- Proteins 1.42 (g)
- Fat 9.79 (g) of which saturated 1.33 (g)of which unsaturated 0.01 (g)
- Fibers 2.88 (g)
- Sodium 487.63 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 120 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 for Roasted Bell Peppers
- 4 bell peppers (2 red 2 yellow)
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- basil
- 1 clove garlic
Tools
- Grill Pan
Steps for Roasted Bell Peppers
Heat the grill.
Wash and dry the bell peppers, place them on the grill.
Turn them every ten minutes or so, when you see that the sides of the roasted bell peppers start to char.
They must remain firm.
To roast 4 bell peppers on a large grill, it takes about 35 minutes.
To easily peel the peppers, once cooked, we put them while still hot in a paper bag, closed, or better in a container with a lid.
This way the skin, thanks to the steam, will start to detach and it will be easier to peel them.
Carefully remove all of it, including seeds and internal filaments, which make the peppers indigestible.
Cut the peppers into strips and put them in a bowl.
Add salt and season, pour the oil and mix everything.
Add parsley and basil in pieces and lastly a clove of garlic cut into pieces.
Let the seasoned peppers rest for an hour and then bring them to the table, too good!
Enjoy your meal.
Notes and Tips
The skin is one of the less digestible parts of bell peppers.
Is there a way to remove the skin without too much hassle and without spending too much time? Maybe yes. Roast the peppers and place them, still hot, in a plastic bag, the same one you use to freeze food. Seal everything carefully. The condensation inside the bag will lift the skin off the peppers. Needless to say, this will make everything much simpler for you. Peeling roasted peppers after this little trick will be much simpler and faster.
Roasted bell peppers can be stored well cleaned in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
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