Sautéed Peppers with Cheese

Not literally, but at least your soul! And that’s just as good on foggy autumn day!

These sautéed sweet peppers make an excellent choice for lunch or dinner, and they’re also a great side dish for BBQ and grilled meats. For this recipe, I used kapia peppers, a variety of sweet pepper popular in Southern Europe, but any type of sweet pepper would work well.

For the cheese, my top choice is graviera, a popular Greek cheese. However, you can substitute graviera with Gruyère, feta, goat cheese, or any other crumbly cheese.

Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 5-6 large red peppers cut in long strips (kapia, red bell peppers)
• 1 large white onion thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder optional
• 1 tsp dry oregano
• ½ tsp dry thyme
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup graviera cheese (or feta, gruyere, goat cheese)

Instructions

• In a skillet, heat the olive oil and butter.
• Add the onion. Sprinkle in 1 teaspoon of salt and cook on a low heat until it softens and becomes light golden.
• Add the garlic, smoked paprika, chili powder, oregano, thyme, pepper, the remaining teaspoon of salt and the peppers. Continue cooking on low for about 25 minutes or until the peppers softens.
• Remove from the heat, sprinkle the cheese over the top and place in the oven under the broiler/grill setting for about 5 minutes.
• Serve hot with pita bread.

Notes

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