Pepperonata is fantastic as a side dish for grilled meats, as a topping for a sandwich, or piled on baguette slices or crackers as an appetizer. The recipe calls for bell peppers but I have added cubanelle peppers to the bell pepper mix when I have had them on hand. I have also used yellow onions with good results.
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 3 hours |
| Passive Time | 3 hours |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion halved and sliced thinly
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning mix
- 2 large red bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 2 large yellow bell peppers,cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 2 large orange bell peppers,cored, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 10 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup capers
- 1½ tbsp red wine vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, snipped
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes optional
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Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp. olive oil in a large non-stick skillet. Sauté onions for about 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and Italian seasoning mix to onions, then transfer mixture to a 5 quart slow cooker.
- Heat remaining 1 tbsp. olive oil in skillet and add pepper strips. Sauté for 3 minutes until peppers have softened. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Add tomatoes, capers, vinegar, 1 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. freshly grated black pepper to slow cooker. Add red pepper flakes, if using. Mix all ingredients together. Cover slow cooker and cook on low heat for 3 hours. Serve hot or at room temperature. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes
adapted from Slow Cooker Classics From Around the World by Victoria Shearer, page 113.
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I love salads but buy the time I get a veggie, starch and protein prepared for the meal I have no energy left to prepare a green salad. However if my husband’s first question is “what’s for dinner?”, his second question invariably is “and we’ll have salad too?” For some reason I never mind whipping up this salad and you can get San Marzano grape tomatoes all year round that are pretty tasty. Of course, in the summer, use the freshest tomatoes in a myriad of colors and sizes for a beautiful presentation.