Grilled pepper and chilli salad

Grilled pepper and chilli salad

As well as being beautiful, this plate is also tasty! It's best served with a French baguette and goes perfectly with grilled fish.

Ingredients

  • A dozen peppers and chillies of different colours and varieties (watch your spiciness tolerance!)
  • 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • A small bunch of fresh basil leaves
  • 4 sprigs fresh lemon thyme
  • Some cherry tomatoes
  • Some French radishes
  • Salt and pepper

Preparation

For peppers and chillies
  1. Wash the peppers and chillies.
  2. Light the BBQ over medium heat. You can also grill in the oven on a griddle.
  3. Cook the peppers and chillies on all sides until the skin is browned and easily separates from the flesh.
  4. Peel the peppers or chillies, cut into segments and remove the seeds.

 

Salad
  1. Arrange on a plate, matching the colours.
  2. Generously add the olive oil.
  3. Sprinkle with lemon thyme leaves and fresh basil
  4. Add the sliced French radishes and halved cherry tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
Preparation
40 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Servings
4 portions
Category
Side dishes
Recipe by
Cuisine à Montréal