Sunny Baked Peppers with Tomatoes
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Ingredients
  • THIS MAKES MORE THAN IS PICTURED
  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 3 yellow bell peppers
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 12 oz. pepperoni, thin as for pizza, cut into fragments
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 24 ripe yellow cherry tomatoes
  • 24 ripe red cherry tomatoes
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons drained tiny capers
  • 1 to 2 T. fresh thyme leaves.
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar, for serving
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 425.
  2. Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise.
  3. Carefully remove the core and seeds.
  4. Oil a large, shallow baking dish.
  5. Arrange the peppers cut-side-up.
  6. Brush the pepper with oil.
  7. Arrange 1 oz. diced pepperoni on the bottom of each pepper.
  8. Place 4 very thin garlic slices in each pepper.
  9. Place 4 red cherry tomatoes in each yellow pepper half.
  10. Place 4 yellow cherry tomatoes in each red pepper half.
  11. Sprinkle 4 or 5 capers and some thyme in each.
  12. Drizzle each with ½ t. of olive oil.
  13. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  14. Bake for 35 minutes.
  15. Cool to room temperature.
  16. To serve drizzle lightly with balsamic vinegar.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2020/05/18/baked-peppers-with-tomatoes/