Sweet and Sour Peppers with Pasta Bows
"Anoter recipe from Linda Fraser's "Vegetarian Cooking." Excellent dinner for 2-3 or side dish for 4-6. Posted for my mom."
photo by VickyJ
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
- grated lime, juice and zest of
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 8 ounces bow tie pasta
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- shavings parmesan cheese, to serve (optional)
directions
- Quarter the peppers and remove the stalks and seeds.
- Place in boiling water and cook for 10-15 minutes, until tender.
- Drain and rinse under cold water.
- Peel away the skins and and leftover seeds, and cut the flesh lengthwise into strips.
- Set aside.
- Put the garlic, capers, raisins, mustard, lime zest and juice, honey and cliantro into a bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper and whisk together.
- Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes, until tender.
- Drain thoroughly.
- Return pasta to the pan and add the peppers and dressing.
- Heat genly on med-low and toss to miss.
- Transfer to a warm serving bowl.
- Serve with shavings of Parmesan cheese, if you like.
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Reviews
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I make this frequently and it is wonderful as a main dish for my wife and I. -
Peeling the peppers is a LOT of work, but this recipe is DELICIOUS!!!!!! Thanks for posting it. We made it exactly as specified. -
This was absolutely delish! I served this with breaded pork chops and peas. What a tasty side dish! The two things I did different were to use roasted red peppers and leave out capers, since I didn't have any. Thank you for a great side dish! :) -
The only change I made was in omitting the capers, which I didn't have. While this was an extremely healthy recipe (no oil!), it was a bit too sour for my liking. Somehow the peppers seemed to have absorbed all the sourness, while the pasta was more sweet. But I do like the concept of boiling peppers, and I'll probably use that technique often now! Thanks basia! -
I was initially a bit dubious about boiling the capsicums but it works out well and the different coloured capsicums certainly look very pretty on the plate. A good recipe when company are at your place. My toddler loved it and kept stealing pieces of pasta and capsicum from my plate. The best part is that now I have found a good use for capers. I normally don't like capers [DH is the caper lover and puts them in everything] but this recipe actually turns them into something worthwhile. This is a very easy recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
basia1
United States
Recently married, I live in South Florida. I enjoy cooking and entertaining when I can. We recently bought a house and are trying to get our lives together. My husband loves me trying new recipes (as long as they don't have veggies!) which is great, because I love to try them. Everyone that comes to our house becomes a taste tester. :)
