Sweet summer peppers are roasted then blended with soaked walnuts, miso, lemon, and olive oil for a flavorful dip or sandwich spread. This vegan and gluten free dish is a perfect way to use up summer peppers!
I used to find sweet peppers and bell peppers a little abrasive…until I learned to roast them. It intensifies their sweetness and really rounds out the flavors! Though they are great on their own, every now and then I like to blend them up with some soaked walnuts for a killer dip. I’ve been enjoying this dip lately on everything from crackers to avocado toast to pasta. If you can’t have walnuts, you can use just about any soaked nut or seed in their place. Sunflower seeds or cashews work really well here, too!
This recipe was made with produce from my CSA with local farm Loam Agronomics.
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Roasted Sweet Pepper Walnut Dip
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 1/2 cups 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Sweet summer peppers are roasted then blended with soaked walnuts, miso, lemon, and olive oil for a flavorful dip or sandwich spread. This vegan and gluten free dish is a perfect way to use up summer peppers!
Ingredients
- 4–5 sweet peppers (corno di torro, bell, etc.)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, soaked for 1-2 hours
- 1 tbsp miso paste
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp granulated garlic
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
To roast the peppers, turn on the broiler in your oven. Clean the peppers well, then place them either on a broiler tray or a regular sheet pan that is lined with foil. Put the pan under the broiler. Keep an eye on the peppers and rotate them carefully once they start to blister/blacken. Keep rotating them until the skin of each is mostly blistered and blackened. Remove the peppers from the oven, put them all in a bowl, then cover it with foil or plastic wrap. Leave the peppers to steam in the bowl for at least 15 minutes. Next, carefully peel the blistered skin away from each pepper along with the stems and seeds and discard them. Allow the peppers to cool before making the dip.
To make the dip, combine everything in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add more salt or pepper if you like.
Makes about 1 ½ cups of dip.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
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