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Stuffed Marinated Hot Red Cherry Peppers

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 14; serves 7 as a first course

Ingredients

14 hot red cherry peppers, cored and seeded, tops reserved
4 ounces young pecorino or provolone cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
14 small sprigs fresh marjoram
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Crusty bread, for serving

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stuff each pepper with cheese and a sprig of marjoram. Transfer the stuffed peppers and pepper tops to a glass loaf pan.

    Step 2

    Whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over the peppers. Let marinate at room temperature 1 hour.

    Step 3

    Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the tops on the peppers. Cook until the cheese has melted and the peppers are tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve with bread.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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