The only changes I made were that I didn't add the sugar to make it a bit healthier and I added a
jar of roasted peppers as I had it in the house.
A
jar of roasted peppers was always a staple at our home, but we never combined them with anything but olive oil and garlic with a garnish of basil.
We can get tortillas here, and to have our «breakfast portions»
of roasted peppers handy, we roast and peel those Big Jims, Sandias etc. that we grow, chop them up and freeze them in ice - cube trays.
For example, if you are going to add to some spicy soup, it will pick up all that spicy flavor of the soup, in this case, it absorbed the aroma and the
taste of roasted pepper sauce.
My Hatch Green Chili Guacamole was inspired by the 75
pounds of these roasted peppers that I won last year in the 2011 Central Market Hatch Green Chile Cook Off.
It offers a large selection of high - quality artichokes, olives and pepperoncini, along with a wide
variety of roasted peppers, mushrooms and other marinated specialties.
I also chose to use minced fresh red pepper instead of roasted; I thought that would provide a little bit of crunch and I also wouldn't need to open an entire jar
of roasted peppers for such a tiny amount (and I also wouldn't have to roast a pepper myself).
The sauce had many distinct flavors in it (from three
types of roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, pineapple, and plantains) and a deep dark red color that really contrasted the white of the swordfish.
Remove the mushrooms from the marinade and layer them over the white bean mixture, alternating with
layers of the roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, spinach, tomato, and olives.
On each tortilla, leaving a 1 - inch border at either end, arrange 1/4 cup cooked freekeh, 6 artichoke quarters, 1/4
of the roasted peppers, 1/4 cup spinach and 1 1/2 teaspoons mint.
I had
some of those roasted peppers leftover and my head's been spinning with recipe ideas.
Try
some of these roasted peppers so your guests get a few veggies in before dinner.
Put the eggplant slices, the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, half of
each of the roasted peppers, garlic, and a little salt in the bowl of a food processor.