Roasted & Stuffed Red Peppers

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This colorful side dish is both delectable and a perfect representation of one of Southern Italy’s favorite flavor combinations—that of tomatoes, eggplant, basil, pine nuts, golden raisins, capers, and olives.  The mix of sweet cherry tomatoes and tender cubes of fried eggplant, along with the freshness of basil and the briny bite of capers and olives works well in a variety of dishes; try it tossed with your favorite al dente pasta, as a topping for baked fish or a roasted chicken breast, or filling tender, roasted red pepper slices like in this recipe.

The filling for the roasted red peppers

The filling for the roasted red peppers

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Roasted & Stuffed Red Peppers

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  • Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

  • *Recipe Courtesy of Mami Camilla Cooking School*
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut red bell peppers in half and remove the caps, the seeds, and the white membranes from the inside. Lay the halved peppers on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and season with a touch of salt and pepper; roast for 15 minutes until tender.
  • Cut 2 large eggplants into a medium dice; sprinkle with salt and let sit for half an hour to release some of their water and bitterness. Rinse the salted eggplant and pat dry.
  • Pit a mixture of green and black olives and mix with drained and rinsed capers. Add them into a mixing bowl along with a dry pint of cherry tomatoes, halved, and a handful of torn fresh basil. Cut some leftover bread into small pieces. Sauté both the bread pieces and diced eggplant in sunflower or canola oil until browned.
  • In a large sauté pan add ¼ cup of olive oil along with 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves. Cook over medium heat for about 1 minute; add in the olive, caper, tomato, basil mixture plus a tiny pinch of salt. Add cooked eggplant to the sauce, plus some pine nuts, golden raisins, and the fried bread cubes. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently for about 10 minutes. (Just enough time for the flavors to come together and the mixture to heat through.)
  • Spoon this mixture into the roasted peppers and top with breadcrumbs and a sprinkling of grated parmesan cheese. Bake the filled peppers in a 300 degree oven for 15 minutes before serving.

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