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    Peppers Recipes You Need This Summer

    Published: Jun 4, 2024 · Modified: Aug 27, 2024 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    I love cooking with peppers. Depending on the type of pepper, you can stuff them, fry them, saute them, bake them, grill them, add them raw to salads or use them in charcuterie boards to dip on amazing dips & salsas. Hope you enjoy this post with lots of peppers recipes!

    Stir Fried Bell Peppers

    Platter with stir fried bell peppers with feta cheese!
    Mediterranean Stir Fried Bell Peppers – ©Sonila Zarate

    These Mediterranean style stir fried bell peppers are served with feta cheese for a fantastic summer side dish that will literally have you lick your fingers. Get Recipe: Stir Fried Bell Peppers with Feta Cheese

    Stuffed Peppers (Albanian Recipe)

    An Albanian Stuffed Peppers Recipe with Ground Beef
    An Albanian Stuffed Peppers Dish – ©Sonila Zarate

    This is my family’s recipe of making stuffed peppers. It’s a very simple recipe which holds a lot of nostalgic notes for me. Back home in Albania we used different peppers for this recipe but here in Florida where I live now, I tend to use bell peppers which are abundant year around. Feel free to use peppers of your choice:). Get Recipe: Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers

    Marinated Red Peppers in Pressure Cooker

    A plate showing marinated red peppers with garlic, olive oil and bay leaves.
    Marinated Red Peppers – ©Sonila Zarate

    These marinated red peppers are really a delight to serve as meze or tapas. I often make salads with them and serve alongside beans, meats or a variety of meals. They are typical in the Mediterranean and Balkan region with slight variations. Get Recipe: Marinated Red Peppers (Pressure Cooker)

    Grilled Mini Sweet Peppers

    Grilled mini peppers served in a platter topped with a parsley and za'atar marinade.
    Grilled Mini Peppers – ©Sonila Zarate from Mediterranean Latin Love Affair

    The mini sweet peppers are just fantastic! They’re easy to find all summer long in the grocery store, they look so pretty and best part is that you don’t have to peel or remove the seeds before cooking them. You just grill them whole after rinsing them and then once grilled serve them with a parsley marinade. Get Recipe: Grilled Mini Sweet Peppers

    Grilled Shishito Peppers

    Grilling tray with shishito peppers.
    Shishito Peppers Ready To Grill – ©Sonila Zarate

    Shishito peppers are some of my favorite peppers lately, they’re a little spicy but not too much. I love frying them or grilling them, either way they taste fantastic. Add a dip and snack on them:). Get Recipe: Grilled Shishito Peppers

    Red Pepper Jelly (Sweet & Spicy)

    Image Credit: Laura Tobin from yourguardianchef.com

    This sweet and spicy red pepper jelly is a traditional Southern Italian recipe. You can serve it with fresh bread, cheeses or even top off meats and other foods with it. It’s the best way to preserve the fresh peppers from summer time to use in winter months. Get Recipe: Red Pepper Jelly (Sweet & Spicy)

    Unstuffed Peppers With Ground Beef

    Skillet with cooked meal in it, showing a meat based dish with peppers, herbs and other veggies. Skillet is surrounded with fresh ingredients.
    Mediterranean Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Beef – ©Sonila Zarate

    I love stuffed peppers but can’t deny that they take a little bit of time to prep, stuff, bake etc. As a busy mom, sometimes I just want to get dinner on the table. So this unstuffed peppers recipe with ground beef helps with that. It tastes exactly like stuffed peppers but it’s a lot easier and faster to prepare. Get Recipe: Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Beef

    Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese

    A colorful platter with a dip made with red peppers and feta. Dip is garnished with pine nuts and fresh parsley. There's toasted bread dipped in the platter and more bread on the side!!
    Mediterranean Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese – ©Sonila Zarate

    Looking for a delicious red pepper dip to serve this summer to your guests? Look no further than this Mediterranean recipe made with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, yogurt, olive oil, lemons and more! It’s truly a must try recipe:). Get Recipe: Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese

    Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers

    Two toasts with ricotta layer and roasted mini peppers on top
    Ricotta Toasts with Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers – ©Sonila Zarate

    If you don’t have time to grill the mini red peppers like I did before, you can just roast them. So easy and then you can serve the peppers in a salad, as a snack or to top off a ricotta toast! Yum:))). Get Recipe: Roasted Mini Peppers

    Cauliflower Puree Stuffed Peppers

    Cauliflower Puree Stuffed Peppers
    Cauliflower Puree Stuffed Peppers – ©Sonila Zarate

    If you’re looking to an alternative to regular stuffed peppers, you can check out my recipe for cauliflower stuffed peppers. It’s an olde recipe and it’s time for me to take new pictures and add more details to it but feel free to check it out anyway:). Get Recipe: Cauliflower Stuffed Peppers

    Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers

    Image Credit: Laura Tobin from yourguardianchef.com

    My friend Laura creates and posts authentic Italian recipes in her blog. I hope you check out her Italian recipe for stuffed peppers with no cheese. Get Recipe: Italian Stuffed Bell Peppers

    Pasta in Roasted Red Peppers Sauce with Ricotta

    A plate of rigatoni pasta with an orange/reddish creamy sauce. Pasta is garnished with parsley and cheese.
    Creamy Rigatoni Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce & Ricotta – ©Sonila Zarate

    I love roasting red peppers as you have guessed by now. You can use them in dips, salads, marinated them and so much more. If you blend the roasted red peppers and add some ricotta to them, you can make a red sauce that is amazing with pasta. Get Recipe: Pasta with Roasted Red Peppers Sauce with Ricotta

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    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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