Padron peppers
- Easy
- July 2022
- Serves 4 as a snack or tapas
- Hands-on time 5 min
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.
- Calories
- 62kcals
- Fat
- 5.7g (0.8g saturated)
- Protein
- 0.5g
- Carbohydrates
- 1.6g (1.5g sugars)
- Fibre
- 1.3g
- Salt
- 0.1g
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.
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