5 Red Pepper Dip with Sesame Crostini

Name: Red Pepper Dip with Sesame Crostini
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ½ baguette or ciabatta, thinly sliced into rounds; Olive oil, for drizzling; 3 Tbsp sesame seeds (white or black); Slivered pistachio nuts, to garnish (optional); 2 garlic cloves, minced ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground coriander; 1 Tbsp Maldon sea salt; Sea salt, for sprinkling; 1 to 2 Tbsp good olive oil, plus extra for roasting; Juice of 1 lemon; 4 red bell peppers 1 red chile

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

This is a bit like muhammara but even simpler. It takes minutes. I’ve only put one chile in, which gives you residual heat without blowing your head off. Seed the chile if you don’t want too much heat.

Ingredients

4 red bell peppers 1 red chile
1 to 2 Tbsp good olive oil, plus extra for roasting

Europe
Italy
Snack
Sauce
Vegan
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F [200°C]. Roast the peppers and chile on an oiled baking sheet for 20 minutes for the peppers, and 10 minutes for the