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Ooh, ooh. It's leap day! Also known as Sadie Hawkins Day. Or, apparaently the day ladies are given social permission to ask men to marry them.What fun. Hippity-hop.
Me, I'm avoiding (The Ombudsman) any such entaglements, just in case things get weird, and focusing on the important things.
With the blissful weather (Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus! The Groundhog was wrong! Spring has sprung! Whoopeeee!) I have a whole new zest for life (which was tricky, since I was a pretty zesty girl to start with) and renewed zeal for all things food.
The markets round here are a bounty of early strawberries, asparagus and the last of the citrus. Peppers are just coming to an end and me, I'm all aflutter. (A flutter? Fluttery? Flibberty! I digress...Happy Leap Day!)
Then there is this salad. A salad without greens. Because darlings, not all salads are leafy.
It is a nice little way to combine the best of winter in a summery way. Serve room temperature, and feel the glow.
Try this my peaches, and taste the joy.
6 large red bell peppers
2 teaspoons capers, rinsed
4 cloves of garlic
4 teaspoons olive oil
Salt
Pepper
Roast your peppers over an open flame, or under the broiler until charred. Place in a bowl and cover the bowl to allow the peppers to steam a few minutes.
Meanwhile, mince the garlic and saute briefly in the olive oil add the capers and remove from the heat. Set aside to cool
Remove from the bowl, rinse off the charred skin, and remove the seeds. Slice into strips.
Layer on a platter, drizzle with olive oil, garlic and capers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
Serves six
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