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Bell Peppers & Onions Topping

Ingredients

1 onion
2 large red, yellow and/or orange bell peppers
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper
4 small balls of fresh mozzarella cheese (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Thinly slice the onion. Halve and seed the peppers and cut them into very thin strips.

    Step 2

    Heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm or at room temperature on the baguette slices and top with thinly sliced rounds of fresh mozzarella.

Cover of the cookbook Moosewood Simple Suppers with a red floral motif.
From Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table. Copyright © 2017 by Moosewood Collective. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from ThriftBooks or Amazon.
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