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Sweet and Spicy Antipasto Salad

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Marcus Nilsson

Once you get hooked on fresh chiles, you'll want to pack them into everything you cook—including your antipasto.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

6 long red sweet peppers or 4 red bell peppers, seeds removed
6 red Fresno or other spicy red chiles, seeds removed
6 garlic cloves, peeled
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar, divided
1 Hungarian wax pepper, sliced
1 Italian frying pepper, sliced
8 ounces mozzarella, torn into pieces
2 ounces cured fennel salami, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons marjoram or oregano leaves
Slices of country-style bread, toasted (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 300°. Combine sweet peppers, Fresno chiles, garlic, and ½ cup oil in a medium Dutch oven or other heavy lidded pot; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook in oven until peppers, chiles, and garlic are tender, 60–75 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Let cool, then stir in 3 Tbsp. vinegar. Let marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, toss Hungarian wax pepper, Italian frying pepper, a pinch of salt, and remaining 1 Tbsp. vinegar in a medium bowl and let sit at room temperature until peppers are slightly softened, 8–10 minutes.

    Step 3

    Add mozzarella, salami, marjoram, and remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to bowl and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper.

    Step 4

    Transfer roasted sweet pepper mixture to a serving platter and top with salami mixture. Serve with toasted bread.

    Step 5

    Do Ahead: Sweet pepper mixture can be marinated 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 580 Fat (g) 48 Saturated Fat (g) 13 Cholesterol (mg) 60 Carbohydrates (g) 21 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 12 Protein (g) 16 Sodium (mg) 280
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