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Bell Peppers with Nuts and Olives

Nuts and olives make this an extra-fancy side dish to serve with baked chicken or on a vegetable plate.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8, 2/3 cup per serving

Ingredients

2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 medium bell peppers (various colors), sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large skillet, dry-roast the pine nuts over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes, or until they’re just fragrant, stirring frequently. Remove from the skillet so they don’t burn.

    Step 2

    Pour the oil into the same skillet, swirling to coat the bottom. Increase the heat to high. Cook the bell peppers, onion, and garlic for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the desired texture, stirring occasionally. Stir in the pepper and salt. Serve sprinkled with the olives and pine nuts.

  2. Cook’s Tip

    Step 3

    If you prefer, you can use chopped pecans instead of the pine nuts and/or substitute other good-quality black olives or stuffed green olives for the kalamata olives.

  3. Cook’s Tip on Skillets

    Step 4

    A heavy skillet heats more evenly and cooks food more quickly than thinner skillets, which tend to burn in some areas while undercooking in others.

  4. nutrition information

    Step 5

    (Per Serving)

    Step 6

    Calories: 45

    Step 7

    Total Fat: 3.0g

    Step 8

    Saturated: 0.5g

    Step 9

    Trans: 0.0g

    Step 10

    Polyunsaturated: 0.5g

    Step 11

    Monounsaturated: 2.0g

    Step 12

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 13

    Sodium: 67mg

    Step 14

    Carbohydrates: 4g

    Step 15

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 16

    Sugars: 2g

    Step 17

    Protein: 1g

    Step 18

    Dietary Exchanges

    Step 19

    1 Vegetable

    Step 20

    1/2 Fat

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