Red Bell Pepper Tapas

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 red bell peppers

Recipe

• 1 adjust broiler rack to within a 4 inches of heat source.
• 2 cover broiler pan with foil and preheat broiler.
• 3 place peppers on hot foil.
• 4 broil for 15-20 minutes, turning each pepper every 5 minutes until skin is blackened.
• 5 remove peppers from broiler and place in a brown paper bag.
• 6 roll top of bag down and set aside for 15 minutes, this steams the skins which makes removing the skin easier.
• 7 peel peppers by cutting around the stem and twisting it, halve peppers and peel the skin back with a knife.
• 8 rinse peppers with cold water and remove seeds.
• 9 slice pepper halves lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips.
• 10 place pepper strips into a jar.
• 11 add oregano, garlic and oil.
• 12 close the lid and shake to blend.
• 13 allow to marinate an hour.
• 14 we like this served with garlic bread.
• 15 this will keep one week in the refrigerater in jar.
• 16 i haven't tried letting it marinate that long but i bet it would be great.
• 17 cooking time includes steaming and marinating time.