Roasted Pepper, Anchovy, and Caper Salad

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
The Best Recipes in the World: More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

  • About

A well-known standard, this marinated salad combines the sweetness of peppers with the saltiness of anchovies and capers, using a good olive oil to tie all the flavors together.

You can use jarred roasted peppers (“pimientos”) for this if you like. Canned or jarred piquillo peppers are better, but still not as good as peppers you roast yourself. The best anchovies commonly available are sold in jars, packed in olive oil.

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