Pepper Time

This is the season when garden are starting to yield large harvest of peppers. They;re fun to grown and relatively easy to . The conundrum is what do you do with them? Luckily this garden veggie is as versatile as the tomato. it can be eaten raw or cooked. sauteed or grilled.

Most poepl,e incudlign myself, love them raw. They're a great crudite , served with other raw veggies like tomatoes cauliflowers and green beans dipped into a ranch or buttermilk dressing. To me they're refresing this way. i also love them in a salald. I think both the red and green give a certain flavor along with texture that you can't get from other vegetables. Of course even a grilled pepper sala d is good too. If you re going to grill, slice them open an drizzle with olive oil and then butterfly them. ThePiedmontese usuallyhave their roasted ones with an nachivy sauce _ which is heaven. However you can just add salt and pepper to yours along with red wine vinegar. Serve this salad as a side for steaks and ribs.

Stuffed peppers are classic however they are a bit labor intensive during the dog days of August. Go the microwave route then. Instead of the usual parboiling and oven baking for forty five minutes, it just takes fifteen in total . Stuffed peppers are a great meal on weekdays when you want to give your family a tasty and satsifyingn meal in no time. Stuffed pepper s lend themselve s to all kinds of variations. You can sub in the grorund beef with lamb or pork. Add salsa instead of tomato sauce along with subbing in brown rice for white.

If you have an over abundance of peppers this harvest season, don't worry. They can be made into a variety of tasty dishes everyone will love. Best of all they're no fuss ones- perfect for these hot , steamy , August days.