Fried Peppers with Cheese

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    Two to Four

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

  • About

This traditional Bulgarian dish varies slightly from place to place in the Balkan area. Feta cheese makes a wonderful filling for this meze dish – if you can, use an Israeli style feta, as these tend to be creamier than the Greek variety.

Ingredients

  • 4 bell peppers (red, yellow or green)
  • 50 g/2

Method

  1. Slit open the peppers lengthways, scoop out the seeds and remove the cores, but leave the peppers in one piece.
  2. Carefully open out the peppers and place under a preheated grill (broiler), skin side up. Cook until the skin is charred and blackened. Place the peppers on a plate, cover with clear film (plastic wrap) and leave for 10 minutes.
  3. Using a shar