Padron peppers

Name: Padron peppers
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a snack or tapas
Cuisine: Spanish recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 250g padron peppers; Juice 1/2 lemon

By: Tom Shingler
Head of food, delicious.

Published: 14 Jul 22
Updated: 6 Aug 24

Test kitchen approved

A Spanish classic, these blistered little peppers offer an unbridled taste of sunshine on a plate and can be cooked from scratch in an instant. Just watch out for the occasional hot one…

Put together a Spanish spread with more tapas recipes.

Serves 4 as a snack or tapas
Hands-on time 5 min

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
250g padron peppers
Juice 1/2 lemon

Method

Place a large frying pan over a high heat and add the olive oil. Once shimmering hot, tip in the padron peppers and cook for 3-5 minutes, tossing regularly, until blistered all over.
Squeeze over the lemon juice, add a big pinch of salt and transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy as part of a larger array of tapas dishes, or alone with an ice-cold glass of sherry.

Recipe from July 2022 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 62kcals
Fat: 5.7g (0.8g saturated)
Protein: 0.5g
Carbohydrates: 1.6g (1.5g sugars)
Fibre: 1.3g
Salt: 0.1g

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