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Roasted Red Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes With Ricotta

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Alex Lau

This high-summer salad hits every note on the sweet (red pepper), sour (tomato), salty (ricotta and anchovy), and bitter (olive) scale.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 Servings

Ingredients

4

red bell peppers, halved, seeds and ribs removed

6

oil-packed anchovy fillets, finely chopped

4

garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1

cup basil leaves, divided

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

2

tablespoons plus ⅓ cup olive oil

1

pint cherry tomatoes, halved

⅓

cup fresh ricotta

¼

cup pitted small black and/or green olives

Flaky sea salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375°. Place bell peppers, skin side down, in a shallow baking dish and top with anchovies and garlic. Tear ¼ cup basil leaves over top, season with kosher salt and black pepper, and drizzle with 2 Tbsp. oil. Bake until peppers are tender but still hold their shape and are slightly charred around edges, 35–45 minutes. Let cool.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, blend remaining ¾ cup basil and remaining ⅓ cup oil in a blender until smooth; season basil oil with kosher salt and black pepper.

    Step 3

    Arrange bell peppers on a platter. Top with tomatoes, ricotta, olives, and more basil, then drizzle with basil oil and season with sea salt and black pepper.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 160 Fat (g) 14 Saturated Fat (g) 2.5 Cholesterol (mg) 5 Carbohydrates (g) 4 Dietary Fiber (g) 1 Total Sugars (g) 2 Protein (g) 3 Sodium (mg) 150
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  • Wonderfull! I recommend taking a vegetable peeler and taking the skins off before cooking the peppers.

    • Anonymous

    • Duvall, WA

    • 1/12/2020

  • Outstanding. Easy to make. Complex flavors. On weekly rotation for late summer.

    • Anonymous

    • Austin

    • 8/8/2018

  • This is a beautiful recipe.

    • Geri Cicero

    • New York, New York

    • 1/17/2018