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Padron peppers

Padron peppers

An easy Spanish dinner. Ready in about 17 minutes. Difficulty: easy.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 5 people +

Changed from 4 to 5 people · Back to 4

Fresh & other

  • 1.4 lb padron pepper

Sauces & oils

  • 1 ½ tbsp olive oil

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Heat the olive oil in a big frying pan over high heat, or if using air-fryer.

  2. Heat to 400°F for 3 mins.

  3. Fry the peppers, for 5 mins until blistered and wilted.

  4. Stir often.

  5. The peppers should be tender and slightly charred.

  6. Move the peppers to a serving plate.

  7. Season with some sea salt.

  8. Dish up using dips or as part of tapas spread, if you like.

On the side: Green salad

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (10 min)
  1. Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
  2. Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.