Sweet Peppers

Nutrition Information:

These peppers are members of the nightshade family. They are rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants, and can be eaten raw or cooked. Sweet Peppers can be beneficial for eye health. They sweeten as they ripen, so red peppers are usually the sweetest.

We grow a few varieties of sweet peppers, including Bell Peppers, Carmen, and Mini peppers.

Storage Tips:

These peppers are best stored in a mesh or plastic produce bag, left open in the fruit drawer. These peppers can also be sliced, and stored in an air-tight container with a paper towel to absorb any excess moisture. These peppers make a nice snack, and can be used cooked or raw.

Uses:

Sweet peppers are delicious fresh or cooked, stuffed with meat or beans and rice, roasted, grilled, added into salads, marinated in oil and vinegar, grilled, added to sauces and salsas, or blended into soups.

Recipe Ideas:

• Try this recipe for 15-Minute Sauteed Bell Peppers from thenaturalnurturer.com. This recipe can be used for Carmen Peppers as well, and is great for adding to fajitas, on top of meat, or as a side dish.

• Try this recipe from bbcgoodfood.com for Stuffed Sweet Peppers. This recipe uses cheese, herbs and garlic, but you can also stuff your sweet peppers with ground or shredded meat, rice, beans, and more! Just pre-cook your stuffing of choice, add to the hollowed-out peppers, and bake for 15-20 minutes.

• This recipe from themediterraneandish.com uses regular and mini sweet peppers in this Bell Pepper Salad recipe.

• For fall, this Creamy Sweet Pepper Soup recipe from brooklynfarmgirl.com is a favorite.

• Of course, Grilled Italian Sweet Peppers are always a delicious side dish. Try this recipe from savorthebest.com.