Recipe 3

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Recipe name and category: “Roasted Pepper Salad “ Di Syracusa

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Recipe ingredients and directions:

12 large green, orange and red bell peppers (more green than others)

6 large ripe tomatoes

3/4 cup virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Roast peppers under a broiler until completely blackened.

Remove and place in a paper bag for 5-10 minutes. Remove peppers from bag and allow to cool until you are able to handle them. Remove skins from peppers.

Follow the same procedure for the tomatoes (it takes less time to roast tomatoes, keep an eye on them). Roughly chop the peppers and tomatoes and put them in a bowl. Add olive oil Season with salt and pepper.

.Serve with meat, chicken, pasta or alone with crusty bread and cheese.

Recipe source and anecdote: This is a traditional Sicilian recipe which I leaned from my father, who learned it from his father, who was the cook for a wealthy Baron in Syracuse, Sicily.