Crispy, creamy, briny, and sweet—my delectable Flatbread with Caper-Cream Cheese, Roasted Red Peppers & Mint couldn’t be any tastier. Thin, multi-grain crackers topped with a creamy mix of cream cheese and capers, topped with thin strips of sweet roasted red pepper slices and a chiffonade of fresh mint.
Roasting the red pepper on a gas flame
Roasted red pepper steaming in a small bowl covered with plastic wrap
Removing the charred skin from the red pepper
While jarred roasted red pepper would work just fine, roasting red peppers right at home is an easy way to turn a sweet pepper into a smoky, tender delicacy. A simple kitchen technique that once mastered will be eagerly reproduced time and time again. Not only great on an appetizer like this one, roasted red peppers are a great addition to your next salad, sandwich or a quick mix in for a super simple creamy red pepper pasta sauce.
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Flatbread with a Caper-Cream Cheese, Roasted Red Peppers & Mint
Ingredients:
- 2 red peppers
- Multi-grain flatbread or crackers
- 2 oz. plain cream cheese
- 2 Tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black peppers
- Fresh mint, chiffonade
- Quality extra virgin olive oil
Directions:
- To roast the red peppers you can either place them on a baking sheet in your oven, preheated to broil, turning as their skin becomes black and charred. Or, on a gas stove, roast the peppers ,turning occasionally on the open flame of the burner, until black and charred. Remove the charred peppers from the oven or the flame and place in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let steam for 12 minutes. Cut the roasted peppers into strips and with a paper towel or the back of your chef’s knife, remove the charred black portion of the skin. Chop the roasted peppers into thin strips.
- Mix the cream cheese and capers together in a small bowl. Divide the cream cheese mixture among the flatbread. Top with the sliced roasted red peppers and a pinch of salt and pepper. Garnish with a chiffonade of fresh mint, and a drizzle of olive oil.
Tagged: appetizer, capers, cream cheese, hors d'oeuvre, mint, multi grain cracker, olive oil, red peppers, roasted red peppers, snack
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