Grilled Red Bell Peppers with Olives and Feta
Grilled red bell peppers filled with olives, feta, parsley, and garlic.
Grilled Red Bell Peppers with Olives and Feta is a knife and fork appetizer with a Mediterranean flare. It can be made indoors on a grill pan or outdoors on a grill. Either way, it’s a satisfying way to start a meal!
Begin by halving a couple of red peppers. Remove the seeds and then brush the halves with grapeseed oil. Place minced garlic, salt, and pepper inside each pepper half and grill skin-side down until they begin to char. Remove the peppers from the grill and fill each one with green olives, parsley, fresh lemon juice, and feta cheese.
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Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers halved and seeds removed
- 2 tsp grapeseed oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 8 green olives
- 1/2 lemon juice only
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
Instructions
- Brush pepper halves with grapeseed oil. Place some garlic, salt, and pepper inside each bell pepper half.
- Grill peppers skin side down. Grill until the skins begin to char.
- Remove peppers from grill and top with feta cheese, olives, lemon juice, and parsley. Serve warm.
Grilled Red Bell Peppers with Olives and Feta has a pleasing mix of flavors and is a great start to any meal. Serve it before grilled chicken, steak, or warm pasta. What will you serve it with? Let us know in the comments below!
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