Stuffed Romano peppers with ricotta and mascarpone
Sweet, smoky romano peppers stuffed with creamy ricotta
and mascarpone, brightened with lemon and oregano
Baked till tender, finished with a glossy balsamic kick
lunch ⏱ 45 min 360 kcal / portion 10.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian glutenmilktree nuts 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- preheat the oven to 180°C
- incise the romano peppers 6 cm long from the top to scoop seeds
- roast the romano peppers 30 min until soft
- cool the roasted romano peppers then extract and discard seeds and keep the stem
- peel the romano peppers and dry the skin on paper
- toast the pine nuts lightly 5 min
- whisk the ricotta, mascarpone, pine nuts, oregano, lemon zest, lemon juice, and olive oil with salt and black pepper
- scoop and spoon filling into each pepper and seal the incision
- drizzle olive oil around each pepper and dot with balsamic
- sprinkle the green chilli slices over the peppers
- serve on individual plates