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Padron peppers served in a tapas dish with a lemon slice on the side and chilli flakes on top of the peppers
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Padron Peppers

This Padron Peppers recipe is a quick and easy Spanish tapas dish that is perfect for entertaining, as a hot snack, starter, side dish or as a delicious appetizer.
With just a few simple ingredients like fresh Padron peppers, olive oil and sea salt, you'll create a flavorful and satisfying dish in minutes. Serve these delightful peppers with your favourite sides, such as chicken and chorizo paella, anchovies, olives, or cream cheese-stuffed sweet peppers for a true taste of Spain.
Prep Time2 minutes
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Sharing, Side Dish, Sides, Snack, Starter, Tapas, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Spanish
Keyword: fried green peppers, fried padron peppers, green pepper spanish, Herbón peppers, mild green peppers, padron pepper recipe, Padrón peppers, padrones, Pimiento de Padrón, salted peppers, spanish peppers, spanish tapas dish, tapas pepper, tapas recipe, vegan tapas, vegetarian tapas
Yield: 4 People
Calories: 70kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 135 g Padron Peppers
  • Large pinch Sea Salt Flakes
  • 1 wedge Lemon

Instructions

  • Heat 2 tablespoon Olive Oil in a large frying pan over high heat.
    Olive oil in a frying pan
  • Once the oil is hot, carefully add 135 g Padron Peppers to the pan.
    Padrón peppers cooking in a frying pan in olive oil
  • Fry the peppers for 5 to 7 minutes, turning them through the cooking time.
    Pan fried Padrón peppers in olive oil
  • You want the peppers to become charred in places, giving them a dark blistered appearance.
    Turning over pimientos de Padrón in a frying using tongs
  • When the peppers are cooked to your liking, use tongs or a slotted spoon to remove them from the pan and transfer them to a warm tapas dish.
    Pan fried Padron Peppers being placed into a tapas dish using tongs
  • Drizzle the peppers with the leftover olive oil from the pan.
    Pouring olive oil over cooked padron peppers served in a tapas dish
  • Season the peppers generously with a Large pinch Sea Salt Flakes
    Sprinkling sea salt flakes over cooked padron peppers served in a tapas dish
  • Optional * Squeeze 1 wedge Lemon over the top.
    Squeezing lemon juice onto Padron peppers served in a tapas dish
  • Serve with other Spanish tapas dishes or our Chicken and Chorizo Paella.
    Chicken and Chorizo Paella in a paella pan with lemon wedges around the sides of the dish and tapas dishes with anchovy olives, Padron peppers , green olives and stuffed peppers

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Nutrition

Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.2mg