Red Pepper
With more vitamin C than an orange, and a spot on the coveted super food
list, red pepper is the
go-to vegetable to know and eat! It's much sweeter than it's
counterpart
the green pepper and a great addition to spreads, salads, soups, and dips.
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1 c
fresh, chopped
Calories 46 Total Fat 0g
Total Carbohydrate 9g
Dietary Fiber 3g
Sugars 6g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 93%
Vitamin C 317% Also a source of calcium, iron,
vitamin E, vitamin B6, and folate. |
Season- summer
Selecting- ripe red peppers will have deep, vivid colors, feel
heavy for their size, and be firm enough to yield only slightly to pressure. Refrigeration-
refrigerate up to 1 week
Freezing- slice peppers into strips and freeze for up to 6
months. Run under warm water to thaw and eat.
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Roasting Red Peppers |
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Place pepper in a dry non-stick pan over
medium high heat. |
When the skin becomes blackened, flip the
pepper. Continue rotating the pepper until all sides are blackened. |
Place the pepper in a bowl or brown bag for
15 minutes. This will make it easier to take off the skin. |
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Peel off the skin. Some remaining
blackened spots are okay. This is not a process of perfection.
Just quickly remove the skin that peels off easily. |
Remove the inner seeds, and cut the roasted
pepper according to recipe specifications. |
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Use Red Peppers With: |
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Southwest Pesto |
African Superfood Soup |
Creamy
Stuffed
Peppers
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Black
Beans |
Open Faced Veggie
Sandwich |
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