The first time The Monkeys saw yellow capsicum, they raised a skeptical eyebrow or two. Even after my assurance that yes, it was still a capsicum, yellow it may be.
Capsicums are red or green mama…
Yes, but they are also yellow.
Now come on, eat it.
A tentative bite, eyebrows still cocked…
It is capsicum! They happily declared.
(Saying that, they wouldn’t touch this dish, they like their vegetables on the raw side.)
Pepperonata
A couple of good slurps of wonderful local olive oil
as much diced seasonal garlic as you fancy
and sliced capsicum
cook it through for a few minutes, and then pop a lid on and wilt it down until it becomes soft. Salt to taste and serve with some crusty bread, and perhaps a little chorizo, (the chorizo alway wins points with The Monkeys and Mr Chocolate.)
cityhippyfarmgirl 
I love pepperonata but I would probably pick out the green ones and just eat the red and yellow ones if I had a choice in the matter, but being well behaved I probably wouldn’t do it at your house 🙂
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You could pick them out Joanna, I wouldn’t mind…promise.
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Looks wonderful and the leftovers would be so good on pizza, if there were leftovers.
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Definitely good on pizza!
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I love pepperonata. It’s not only good for you it looks pretty as well. I usually remove the skins by blistering them but perhaps that’s not necessary. And yes, I think chorizo would go very nicely with this. And isn’t it great that your children like to eat raw vegetables – so good for them.
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I’m quite thankful The Monkeys like their vegetables, makes life a whhhole lot easier.
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I agree, pepperonata is a winner. Any leftover (not that we usually get much of that) would also be a nice addition to a quick and tasty omlette. Thanks for remining me to make this again as it’s been a long while.
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Perfect for an omelette Anna!
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Isn’t it great how kids love their veges raw, sure makes dinner a very simple affair. c
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There is something quite satisfying in watching them eat a plate full of raw vegetables 🙂
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I love adding color to a dish through peppers! Each color seems to have a different level of sweetness, mildness or spiceness too.
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They do don’t they. I think I like the red the best…they go faster.
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As well as being great by themselves, the foundation for many a great dish…like turkey chili! Lovely pics.
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I’ve never had turkey chilli, but sounds good.
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mmmm… yellow capsicum…
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They are good aren’t they.
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Yellow capsicum is actually my favourite – I find it the sweetest. This looks great, and very photogenic 🙂
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It’s hard to go wrong with vegetables screaming their colour to you.
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Yellow my fav too then red…green dont excite me these days 🙂
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They’re simply not as pretty are they.
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I eat this all the time in Italy, but I have never made it!!! I will now.
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You can also add tomato and onions to it, keeping it really simple for Frugal Friday I didn’t, but the other additions also are good.
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we even get orange ones here – but I don’t eat green ones! Have a super weekend 🙂
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Aah simplicity at it’s best. I usually skip the green fellows and ue the orange once instead.
🙂 Mandy
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Tandy and Mandy, the orange ones I only see very occasionally. Are they sweeter like the yellow ones?
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they are lovely and sweet!
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I’ve encountered this term “pepperonata” before but I’m certainly familiar with this dish. We just call it sautéed peppers. I’ve not put chorizo in it either, and that’s something I intend to rectify very soon. Thanks for reminding me of this very tasty dish.
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Everything sounds better in Italian Misk…. Pepperonata, so much better than “wilted capsicums.”
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I love pepperonata, the simplicity, the varying degrees of sweet and savory all in one dish. Love on crostini with a thin slice or smear of cheese. You’ve managed to make limp vegetables LOOK awfully pretty though, and that’s not easy!
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Thanks Spree… they smiled for me 🙂
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Looks gorgeous. I love meltingly soft peppers. Although like Joanna I might pick out the green ones 😉
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I’m seeing a theme here with the picking out the green ones 🙂
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Very pretty- I would use orange instead of green, as well- the orange are very sweet.
But I’m the only one who would eat them by themselves- add pizza dough and some spicy Italian sausage and cheese and there would be many takers!
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