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Roasted Peppers with Fresh Mozzarella




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List of Ingredients




5 large red bell peppers
5 large yellow bell peppers
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Fresh thyme (if desired)
Juice of 2 lemons
2 small garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 pound fresh mozzarella



Recipe



Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet, and bake until blackened and soft, about 30 minutes. (Or roast peppers however you like.)

Remove foil and peppers from baking sheet, place peppers in clean paper bag, close and allow to cool for about 10 minutes.

Prepare marinade of olive oil, vinegar, thyme (if desired), lemon juice and garlic.

When peppers have cooled enough to handle, slip off the skins and scrape off seeds. Cut each pepper into quarters. Add to marinade and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

When you're ready to assemble the hors d'oeuvres, pour off the marinade. (We saved it for a tasty salad dressing.) Thoroughly dry the peppers, blotting with paper towels.

Cut peppers into approximately 90 strips, and cut mozzarella into approximately 90 pieces. (This isn't an exact science, but a pound of mozzarella is just about right for 10 peppers.) Roll each pepper strip around a piece of mozzarella. Secure with a fancy toothpick.

Makes approximately 90 hors d'oeuvres.

Note: If you chose to use bottled roasted red peppers packed in water, this would greatly simplify the preparation, although you'd also have fewer flavors and colors.