Italian Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Red Pepper Pots (Vasetti di Peperoni Rosso) Recipe

 

Ingredients

• 4 red peppers, seeded and quartered

• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 4 tomatoes, halved

• 30ml/2 tbsp virgin olive oil

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 100g/1/2 cup cream cheese

• 15ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 4 black olives, stoned and chopped

• Crusty bread, to serve

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Method:

1. Put the peppers, garlic and tomatoes in a shallow ovenproof dish and sprinkle with olive oil. Season with the salt and pepper.

2. Cook in a preheated oven for 45 minutes at 200C/400F/gas mark 6.

3. Puree in a blender or food processor. Leave to cool slightly then blend in the cream cheese.

4. Season to taste and divide between four individual dishes. Scatter over the parsley and chopped black olives.

5. Serve straight away with plenty of crusty bread.