Insalata di Peperoni e Capperi

Name: Insalata di Peperoni e Capperi
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; salt and pepper; 10 mint leaves; 3 red sweet peppers; 3 yellow sweet peppers; 4 ripe plum tomatoes; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp salted capers; 10 basil leaves

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food of the Sun

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1995

About

A good dish to make with capers is a salad of sweet peppers and tomatoes, in which the piquancy of the capers balances the other flavours. The rich sweetness of the balsamic vinegar strikes just the right sweet-sour note.

Ingredients

3 red sweet peppers
3 yellow sweet peppers
4 ripe plum tomatoes

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Preparation

Blister the skins of the peppers over a flame or under the grill. Put in a covered bowl for 10 minutes then peel, deseed, cut into strips and put on a serving plate.

Blanch, refresh and peel the tomatoes. Purée in a blender or liquidizer and push through a sieve into a bowl.

Peel, smash and chop the garlic and add it to the bowl. Stir in the vinegar and oil