Ingredients

⅓ cup olive oil
6 capsicums, red, yellow and orange, cut into 2cm strips
5 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

I love the flavour and texture of roasted capsicums, but I lack the crucial patience needed to peel them. This salad is a cheat’s way of getting a similar result.

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Instructions

1.Heat the oil in a large, heavy frying pan.
2.Add the capsicum strips and fry over a high heat until they begin to scorch at the edges.
3.Add the garlic and capers and stir-fry for 2 minutes, then add the vinegar.
4.Let it bubble up and evaporate, then remove the pan from the heat.
5.Transfer to a serving dish and serve at room temperature.

Recipes extracted
from Homecooked
by Lucy Corry,
published by
Penguin Random
House, RRP $55.
Photographer
Carolyn Robertson.

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