Roast Mediterranean Peppers

English_Rose's Note:

This simple, colourful dish, with its Mediterranean flavours, makes a great appetizer served with foccacia or any other good quality bread.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 red peppers
• 2 green peppers
• 2 yellow peppers
• 12 tomatoes , scalded and peeled
• 6 anchovies packed in oil , halved lengthways
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 12 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F Slice each pepper in half lenthways, including the stalk and scoop out the seeds. Place the pepper halves in a shallow ovenproof dish.
2. Quarter the tomatoes and divide among the 12 pepper halves. Divide the anchovy fillets and garlic and pour a tablespoon of olive oil into each pepper half. Season with freshly ground pepper.
3. Bake for half an hour then reduce the heat to 350F and bake for a further half an hour until the peppers have softened and are brown around the edges.
4. Serve the peppers warm from the oven with focaccia bread.