Sweetpetitetunameltpeppers Recipes

SWEET PEPPER POPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Slice each pepper in half lengthwise, keeping the stem intact. Remove the ribs and seeds and discard, hollowing out each of the peppers. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper and place in an 8- by 8-inch baking dish.
• Whip the goat cheese and ricotta together until light and airy in a mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, about 2 minutes. Stir in the thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Fill each pepper halfway with 2 teaspoons of the cheese mixture and level off with a small offset spatula.
• Place the breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Pour the butter over the breadcrumbs and toss to combine. Sprinkle each pepper with the buttered breadcrumbs. Bake until golden and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.

SWEET PETITE TUNA MELT PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees,cut and clean peppers, cut in half lengthwise.
• Mix the remaining ingredients into a bowl.
• Spoon tuna salad onto pepper halves, should make 12 with possibly some left over.
• Take 1 tablespoons of cheese and sprinkle over each tuna pepper.
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese has completely melted.
• Serve on devilled egg platter, add olives or mixed greens in center for decoration if you like, not required for this dish.

SWEET AND SPICY STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Plantain Chips:
• Heat about 2 inches of oil in a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer reads 360 degrees F.
• Line a large baking sheet with paper towels. Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice plantain into approximately 50 thin rounds. Fry the plantains, in small batches, until crispy and slightly golden, about 2 to 4 minutes. (If the plantain chips are browning too quickly, reduce the oil temperature slightly.) Drain on paper towels, and season with salt. Plantain chips can be made up to 1 day in advance and stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
• Peppers:
• Drain the peppers on paper towels.
• Evenly mix the cream cheese with the chopped olives in a medium bowl. Transfer to a pastry bag with a plain small tip.
• Finley dice mango into tiny neat cubes. Stir together with lime zest and set aside.
• To assemble, pipe a small dot of cream cheese mixture on each plantain chip. Place a pepper half, cut side up, on top so it adheres to the chip. Fill pepper halfway with remaining cheese filling. Top with about 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon mango relish. Garnish each canape with a delicate chive piece or a baby cilantro leaf.

SWEET PETITE POTATO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in pot of 6 cups water, until fork tender, drain the potatoes, place in mixing bowl.
• Separate bowl mix mayo and french onion dip, salt, and pepper.
• Combine dip mix to potatoes, begin to mash, leaving some chunky consistency.
• Toss onions, cheese, celery and eggs.
• Sample potato salad, you may want to add more salt or mayo, depending on your flavor.
• Begin to spread on the skins of the peppers, line them in any fashion on a serving tray. You should have 20 pepper slices to serve.
• Cool for one hour in the refrigerator. If you plant to take these on a picnic, line them in a plastic rectangular container or place them on a plate with plastic wrap over ice.