Name: Mushroom peperonata
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion; 2 cloves of garlic; 1 red chilli, deseeded (optional); 1 red/yellow pepper; 1 green pepper; 200g mushrooms; 1 tsp tomato purée; 2 tsp balsamic or red wine vinegar; Small handful of parsley leaves; salt and pepper

Mushroom peperonata

25 Apr 2022

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

Peperonata is one of the basic dishes in Italy that is used for salads, pasta, antipasti, side-dish, stuffing, pizza toping, panini filling and so on. This mushroom peperonata is basically has some added mushrooms that make the dish a bit more earthy. Serve it with pasta, rice or in flat-bread. Alternatively serve it as side dish - goes will with steak and poultry.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 red onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 red chilli, deseeded (optional)
1 red/yellow pepper
1 green pepper
200g mushrooms
1 tsp tomato purée
2 tsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
Small handful of parsley leaves
salt and pepper

Instructions

Thinly slice the onion and the garlic. Chop the chilli, if used.
Heat the oil in a pan and soften the onion (for about 5 minutes).
Meanwhile, slice the mushrooms and peppers, then add these to the onion together with the garlic and chilli.
Simmer over low heat, under cover, for 10 minutes, then add the vinegar and tomato purée. Season with salt & pepper, cover and cook for about 20 minutes, until tender. After 10 minutes do check if it’s getting too dry - if it is, add a drop of water.
Stir in the parsley and serve.