Roasted Shishito Peppers

Serve these spicy roasted shishito peppers as a fun & healthy appetizer for your next summer cookout! Peanut and miso dipping sauces up the fun & flavor.

summer / vegan

Before this year, I don’t think we even knew shishito peppers existed. Now we can’t get enough of them. They seem to be on the menu of nearly every restaurant we frequent and we’ve ordered them countless times… finally, I started making them at home. And I’ll tell you, they are just as good. And as with any simple vegetable preparation, the goodness is likely due to the fact that we’ve had really amazing ones available to us all summer long at our farmers markets.

The fun thing about eating these mildly sweet peppers is the fearful anticipation that you’ll get a hot one. I’m all for spicy food, but surprise spicy food is that much more fun.

Roasted Shishito Peppers

PrintPrep time 5 minsCook time 9 minsTotal time 14 mins Author: Jeanine DonofrioIngredients

A few big handfuls of shishito peppers
Extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and fresh black pepper
Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

Peanut dipping sauce:

A few scoops peanut butter
Splash soy sauce
Splash rice vinegar
Pinch sugar
Squirt sriracha

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Spread the peppers on a sheet of foil, drizzle them with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Close foil and bake for 5-7 minutes. I like to then open the foil and turn on the broiler for an additional 2 minutes. Be sure to cook the peppers until they have black, blistered marks.

Let the peppers cool and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds, if using. Make the peanut dipping sauce by stirring together the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and sriracha. Alternatively, serve with miso dipping sauce.

You can also cook the peppers on high heat in a skillet or on a grill.

NotesI get these peppers from our farmers market. I’ve heard you can also get them at Japanese specialty markets. Availability will vary by region and season, and I’ve never seen them in any conventional grocery store.3.4.3177

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