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If you’re like me, sometimes there isn’t time to think about really fancy appetizers when you’re having guests over because you’re so focused on the main event, (the actual dinner)<\/em> and, of course, the dessert, which most guests really look forward to when they’re invited to your house and don’t have to cook a thing. It can be a lot to orchestrate and these days no one really ever expects appetizers anyway, but you can be different because this, my friends, is super easy. So easy, in fact, you’ll make it for yourself and your family even when you don’t have dinner guests coming. Maybe not just as an appetizer, but as a snack or even an open lunch sandwich for yourself. Anyway, it’s pretty versatile, so you can see where I’m going with this…<\/p>\n

Pulling from my Sicilian side of my heritage, one of the first dishes I ever tasted when I went to Sicily was a simple Roasted Pepper Salad<\/strong>, made by my uncle from fresh, local and always normally organic red and green peppers. If other colors were available, they would go in, as well. So, in the summertime, that’s what I use; in the wintertime, I use a jar of peppers but I don’t like the vinegar-y taste so I tend to rinse that off. They must be nicely roasted for me to buy them, however, because that’s the whole point of this recipe and that’s what makes them taste so good. Otherwise, forget it, it’s just not the same dish at all. <\/p>\n

In my first cookbook, Summer Ramadan Cooking<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, I included the recipe for just the salad- and for many reasons. First and foremost because I make this all the time myself; and second, I also serve it to guests who seem to really love it. Most home cooks can access peppers, olives<\/a>, capers, garlic, olive oil<\/a>, lemon, and parsley- the ingredients in it, so that makes it a plus for suggesting it. <\/p>\n

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Dinner appetizers on toast can be cut into smaller pieces but if you have a really hungry crowd or want a quick way to pull an appetizer dish together try this: toasted rustic bread 🥖 with slices of fresh mozzarella and put a generous amount of Sicilian roasted pepper salad on top (roasted peppers, garlic, capers, olives, EVOO, salt and lemon 🍋 juice). Super quick and easy, yet all natural, homemade and healthy, too. For the full recipe of the pepper salad, you can get it in my Summer Ramadan Cooking cookbook or sign up for my Flavors of Sicily cooking classes,coming soon to my Chicago area location. Sign up to my newsletter for updates: www.myhalalkitchen.com\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n

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