Very simple to roast red peppers and there are many uses for them in salads, antipasto or Mediterranean dishes. Roasted red pepper is also the main ingredient of red pepper paste.
ROASTING RED PEPPERS
red peppers
• Preheat the oven to 400F.
• Cut the red peppers in half and remove the seeds and the stem
• Place them cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the peppers from the oven and transfer to a bowl.
• Tightly wrap the bowl with foil and let the peppers cool to room temperature.
• Remove skins and slice or chop the peppers.
