Mozzarella peppers with chunky Italian dressing

Mozzarella peppers with chunky Italian dressing

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Cut the peppers in half, scoop out the seeds and white membranes with a spoon and discard. Drizzle the peppers with a little olive oil from the tomato jar, rub all over and season generously. Roast for 20 mins until softened and starting to char.
  2. Roughly chop the tomatoes and olives, then mix in a small bowl with 2 tbsp oil from the jar. Cut 4 anchovies lengthways, giving 8 thin strips, then add to the bowl along with the basil leaves. Season with black pepper. Keep the rest of the anchovies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
  3. Take the peppers out of the oven and turn the grill to High. Pour any juice out of the peppers, then spoon in a little of the olive mix. Snuggle a mozzarella half into each pepper and return to the roasting tin. Grill for about 3 mins until the top of the cheese has just softened, but not melted. Put the antipasti on a serving platter and add the peppers. Spoon over the rest of the olive mix and splash with a little balsamic vinegar. Enjoy with bread and a glass of wine.
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Serving tip

The beauty of this way of eating is that you're free to mix and match. Try serving the peppers with salami, crumpled slices of prosciutto, marinated artichokes and thinly-sliced toasted ciabatta.

Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 23g, fibre 5g, sugar 12g, salt 3.69 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2007.

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  • 16 February 2008

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made it without anchovies - it was nice.

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  • 15 February 2009

    Aedara rated this recipe

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  • 18 February 2009

    carriedownie commented on this recipe

    This was gorgeous as a starter! Wow! Will be making again soon!

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    08 July 2009

    Sue rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this one, been doing it regularly since the recipe came out. We vary the antipasti that go with it, trying different hams and salamis, never put any anchovy in but swap the salad around with peperonata, artichoke, mushrooms in olive oil and it's always been delicious. One day we'll do it as a main meal on the weekend and I'm going to try making ciabatta to go with it. Sue

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  • 17 November 2010

    KatD90 commented on this recipe

    Made this without anchovies as well, and it was delicious! Although as a starter it's pretty big - enjoyed every bite though! Will definately make this again, might follow Sue's advice and have it as a main meal with ciabatta, a salad and a glass of wine. Very classy :)

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  • 23 March 2011

    skudrelita rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I was a bit scared to make this but actually it was delicious! my friends loved it! I was full after one half of pepper already!

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  • 14 October 2012

    Jayjay rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this as a starter for my Italian dinner party last night. Left out both olives and anchovies as husband wasn't keen, however it still tasted delicious. Just wish I had melted the cheese a little more. Only used half a pepper per person and that was enough.

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  • 07 April 2013

    teija rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Anchovies and sun dried tomatoes add a lot of salt, next time I would wash the anchovies to cut down saltiness

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Great with a glass of wine

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Per serving

647 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 54 g, saturated fat 23g, fibre 5g, sugar 12g, salt 3.69 g

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