Stuffed Piquillo Peppers With Goat Cheese

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, coarsely chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes, plus more for garnish
• 1 (7 ounce) jar piquillo peppers (about 15 peppers)
• 2 lemons
• spring onion, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 place goat cheese, scallions, mint, red pepper flakes, and reserved piquillo liquid in a bowl. zest and then juice lemons into the bowl, straining seeds. mix until well combined.
• 2 using a small spoon, fill each pepper with about 2 tablespoons of the goat cheese mixture. alternatively, pipe the mixture into the peppers. place on a serving plate, and sprinkle with red pepper flakes; garnish with spring onions if desired.
• 3 serve immediately.