Peppers

General Tips

• Always wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers, to avoid getting your skin burned; keep hands away from eyes and nose, and carefully remove seeds and ribs; test each pepper for heat, as every one has a different intensity; drink milk if the heat is too intense

Recipe Tips & Hints

• Bell peppers make great-tasting and attractive appetizers, when cut into strips and served raw with other vegetable sticks around whole deseeded bell peppers filled with Renée’s Gourmet Dressings & Dips
• Fill Creole Dijon Omelettes (made using Renée’s Gourmet Creole Dijon Sizzlin’ Sauce) with asparagus and sliced peppers
• Top a Southwestern Pizza with red & green pepper strips (see recipe in our database)
• For a spicy appetizer, stuff chili peppers with onions sautéed with mushrooms and spinach, mixed with grated mozzarella, bread crumbs, seasonings and Renée’s Gourmet Greek Feta Dressing & Dip; bake until cheese melts and serve hot
• Add some fresh chili peppers to a chili made with Renée’s Gourmet Chili Tequila Lime Sizzlin’ Sauce
• Grill red pepper quarters with other vegetables and serve on the side of grilled meats, or add to a delicious Polenta Grilled Vegetable and Goat Cheese Tower with Renée’s Gourmet Pantry Savoury Balsamic Dressing (see recipe in our database)
• Bell pepper strips are a classic ingredient in wraps, especially when accompanied by grilled chicken, lettuce and various cheeses; for a great Greek Feta Mediterranean Three Pepper Wrap, marinate different-coloured peppers and sliced onion in Renée’s Gourmet Naturally Light Greek Feta Mediterranean Vinaigrette, sauté quickly and wrap in tortilla wraps with chunked tomatoes and feta cheese
• Add julienned red, yellow and green peppers to an Asian Chicken & Vegetable Wrap with Renée’s Gourmet Pantry Oriental Sesame Dressing (look for this recipe in our database)
• Garnish an Oriental Chicken Salad with thinly sliced red peppers (see recipe in our database)
• Add diced red peppers to other diced veggies for a chunky muffletta sandwich filling
• Add kick to a classic Chicken Caesar Salad made with Renée’s Gourmet Caesar or Mighty Caesar Dressing & Dip by throwing in a few roasted red peppers; do the same for an Alberta Beef Tenderloin Salad made with Renée’s Gourmet Mandarin Ginger Sizzlin’ Sauce
• Add grilled, sliced yellow, red and green peppers to a grilled vegetable baguette brushed with warm Renée’s Gourmet Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Sizzlin’ Sauce
• Play up the colour of a Sweet Onion, Orange And Broccoli Salad made with Renée’s Gourmet Naturally Light Sweet Onion Vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes and basil leaves by adding some julienned red pepper
• Make a deliciously spicy Cajun Jambalaya with Renée’s Gourmet Pantry Cajun Grille Sauce (look for the recipe in our database) and add assorted chopped bell peppers
• Make an Oriental Chicken Salad with Renée’s Gourmet Pantry Oriental Sesame Dressing, napa cabbage, baby bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, Daikon radish, red onion and crispy noodles, and throw in some thinly sliced red peppers
• Peppers make or break the taste of fajitas, so add some julienned red, yellow and green peppers to a Chili Tequila Lime Fajita (see the recipe in our database), and garnish with a hot pepper
• A classic burger topping, grilled pepper goes great with an all-veggie Olympic Portobello Burger made with Renée’s Gourmet Greek Feta Dressing & Dip and Pantry Savoury Balsamic Vinaigrette (look for this recipe in our database)
• Try an Athens Wrap with lettuce, diced cucumber, diced red and green peppers, cubed tomatoes, sliced black olives, crumbled feta and Renée’s Gourmet Greek Feta Dressing & Dip
• Diced peppers are a great coleslaw ingredient; try them in a Dijon Coleslaw sandwich spread, by mixing grated cabbage, fine diced jalapeno peppers, diced red peppers and grated carrots with Renée’s Gourmet Pantry Dijon Coleslaw Plus Dressing
• Make a quick Mandarin Chicken Stir Fry and add some sliced red pepper (look for this recipe in our database)
• Add fresh diced sweet peppers to any salsa, or make a South Seas Salsa by mixing diced avocado, mango, red pepper, red onion, cilantro and Renée’s Gourmet Caribbean Salsa Sizzlin’ Sauce, and serve with grilled pork chops
• Thread some quartered sweet peppers onto skewers, alternating with other seasonal vegetable chunks, and grill for a fantastic side dish
• Bell peppers add great crunch and mild flavour to any vegetable salad
• To add zip and spice to a salad, put in some chili peppers or any hot pepper
• Enhance the colour of any vegetable, potato or pasta salad, stir-fry or soup by adding different-coloured peppers, such as green, orange, yellow and red
• Try Anaheim peppers in a fruit salsa, stuffed, pickled or roasted on the barbecue
• Add red pepper slices to a winter beef stew
• Pair chopped sweet peppers with beans in any wrap or chili
  

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