Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Dip
An easy versatile and very tasty sauce to jazz up your poultry, meat, seafood, egg or vegetable dishes.
Ingredients
- 4 whole bell pepper red
- olive oil for drizzling
- 1 medium onion skin removed and sliced in half
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan (400°F).
- Wash peppers then pat dry, halve lengthways and remove the seeds.
- Arrange cut side down on a baking sheet along with the onion and garlic and drizzle over the oil.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or till the peppers skin blackens.
- Using tongs transfer the peppers to a glass bowl and keep covered for around 5 minutes till the skins loosen. Remove and discard the skins.
- Place the prepared peppers, roasted onion and garlic in a blender.
- Blend with rest of the ingredients to make a smooth paste adding more oil or salt as required.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 39
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 39kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 53IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.