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, : Wednesday, July 16, 1997 - North Shore News - 27

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and some dietary fiber,
Ninety-three’ per cent water,
they contain about 25 calo-
ries per 100 g,

There are still a few U-
pick vegetable farms where
fans of super-fresh peppers
_and tomatoes can pick their
“own harvest.”

- One such farm is in Delta:
" the Paprika Farm. Located
“along Highway 10, iris a fine:
weekend destination for the
‘family, ;

What ‘peppers to pick?
‘... Here. is’ aiilist of some well-
“ known types in order of hot-

Ani heim chilies _ sweet,
‘moderately. hot”.

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tra fine olive oil

loves fresh “crushed ©

per to taste

Wash the peppers: well,
Gently brush with a“tittle
olive oil, Place into a pre:
heated oven, until the pep:
pers are soft, Remove from
aven and cool, Cut into 4-5
pieces, Remove seeds and
peel off the thin, membrane
ike skin,

Place the garlic, oil, ‘and
vinegar Into a glass bowl,
Add’ salt and pepper as
desired, ‘Place pepper pieces
into the -vinaigrette, Chill
covered for a couple of
hours, Serve with barbecued
meals — garnish with ripe
tomato slices. The roasting
‘enchances the flavor of the
vepetable, It is a fine dish,

_ Great Salsa

iY alone pepper.

a jalapeno. pepper

2.tsp.. lime juice.“ :
ae freshly chopped

at to taste,

seconds. Remove -skin, and
_discard -. the .. seeds. . Chop

: medium dice, Chop medium

dice the. bell pepper and the,
jalapeno. Pepper., ; :
Mix all; in redients. ina
* glass bowl.'Add salt as need-
“ved. Chill, a few.hours. :

Serve’ with’ tortilla chips.

of.as a topping for Tostadas.
“¥You':: may tnultiply the

amounts as require

Keeps refrigerated for sev-
eral days. ro

Homus with Jalapenos
500 mL cooked garbanzo
beans

1 large jalapeno pepper
roasted

1 jatne head of gartic roast-
ed

50 mL freshly squeezed
lime juice

60 mL freshly chopped
cilantro

60 mL freshly chopped |

parsley
20 mL good quality olive

50 mL balkan ‘style unfla-
‘vored yogurt’
salt to taste b

“For the garbanzo beans

“(chick peas)purchase the

uncooked dry peas, and cook
them yourself’ For 500 mL
cooked garbanzos ‘you will
need 250 mL dry pods. Soak
a couple of hours in | cold
water — then cook until ten-
der: but not mushy, To roast
garlic, select a nice head. Cut
of the top just so the flesh is

exposed. Brush with olive oil

.and wrap in foil: Roast in a

350 .F oven. for about: an’

hour -—; remove - foil -and
roast. 10% more’. minutes
“uncovered!

“Several heads - can be
roasted ahead of time — use

them in making garlic butter’

or sauces, Squeeze the garlic
“:flesh out of the skin and add

‘to the peas. Roast - the «

jalapeno, the same. way,

remove the ‘seeds. and veins -

before ' roasting. Place the
aboye '3 ingredients into a
blender, process until

smooth. Add. all the other . J
ingredients.Mix . well. Serve 7

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