In Season: Peppers
Photograph from Harris Graber on Flickr
Around this time of year, you can find a rainbow of bell peppers at the farmers' markets. All baby peppers are green, and change color as they mature. Flavor also changes a pepper matures, becoming sweeter and milder. Take advantage of the the bell pepper bounty with some of these recipes:
Pepper Recipes
Broccoli and Red Pepper Salad
Salad of Shrimp and Roasted Red Bell Pepper
Ratatouille
Tomatoes and Peppers, Via George Lang [Bitten Blog]
Angel Hair Pasta with Red Pepper Pesto and Basil
Couscous and Feta-Stuffed Peppers [Smitten Kitchen]
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3 Comments:
The Hatch Chile festival in New Mexico is next weekend...Central Market here in Texas brings out the roasters and it's just about the best thing ever.
I got some hatch chile brownies and hatch chile scones...both are very good. I'm bringing a few pounds of em home to the parents in a few days.
lawofmurphy at 3:47PM on 08/24/08
OMG, I loved Hatch Chiles when I lived in Colorado. People would set up roasters in parking lots and you'd score a huge burlap bag of those beauties and wait while they were roasted - the perfume was amazing.
I miss having gas stovetop burners. One of my favorite things to do when red bells (and yellow and orange) came into season is to put 3 peppers on each burner and crank up the heat. As the skin chars, some flecks would waft up over the stovetop and I'd look like a mad scientist. Roasted peppers went into e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. And don't try to sell me on roasting in the oven under the broiler - not nearly as fun.
therealchiffonade at 5:31AM on 08/25/08
Thanks for these recipes! I just bought a bunch at the farmer's market the other day and wanted to try something new instead of my usual stuffed peppers!
foodiedani at 10:45AM on 08/25/08