Roasted Pepper Caprese

While we highly recommend making a classic caprese salad with your CSA tomatoes, you should definitely try this pepper version as well. You can use a mix of your CSA peppers for this recipe, including bell peppers, poblanos, shishitos, even some jalapeños if you prefer extra spice. These fresh peppers are available from the farm and can be found in our online store, along with the garlic and fresh mozzarella.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 lb. mixed bell peppers and chiles (any more than 2 hot chiles and the peppers will end up spicy, which is delicious as long as that is what you are going for; a handful of shishitos are great in the mix as well), large peppers seeded, cut off of cores into quarters. poblano peppers work for this as they're a mild chili pepper.

• 6 garlic cloves, lightly crushed

• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

• 12 oz. fresh mozzarella

• Basil leaves (for serving)

• 1 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 325°. Toss peppers, chiles, garlic, and oil in a Dutch oven or heavy roasting pan; season with salt and pepper and toss again to coat. Cover and roast, tossing occasionally, until peppers are very tender, 2–2½ hours. Let cool.

Arrange half of peppers on a platter. Top peppers with mozzarella and basil. Measure out 3 Tbsp. of the oily juices left behind and transfer to a small bowl (save remaining peppers and their juices for another use; we love them tossed with pasta, layered into sandwiches, or stirred into frittatas). Add vinegar; season with salt. Stir to combine, then drizzle dressing over salad.

Do Ahead: Peppers can be roasted 1 week ahead. Cover and chill. Recipe from Bon Appétit.