Green bell pepper salad, Italian style

Italian green pepper salad

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A simple Italian-style salad featuring blanched and peeled green bell peppers, complemented by black olives, capers, and a mustard-based dressing. Best se…

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Bell pepper salad is a refreshing Italian salad. Green bell peppers, cooked and peeled, are tossed in a mustard vinaigrette and topped with olives and capers.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting3 hr
  • Total3 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcooked in water
  • Estimated cost$8.09 $2.02 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.78
  • $0.42
  • $0.57
  • $0.15
  • $0.00
  • $0.08
  • $1.06
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the bell peppers, cut them into quarters, and remove the seeds and white skin. Bring a small amount of lightly salted water to a boil, then add the bell peppers and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. Drain the bell peppers, let them cool slightly, peel them, and refrigerate for 1 hour. While the peppers are chilling, remove the pits from the olives, halve them, and drain the capers. In a bowl, combine the mustard and sugar, salt, and vinegar. Then, slowly drizzle in the oil while stirring constantly.
  3. Take the bell peppers out of the refrigerator, place them in a salad bowl, drizzle with dressing, and distribute the olives and capers. Let it sit for another 2 hours, then serve.

The bill

Italian green pepper salad

  • 6 green bell peppers$5.78
  • 50 g of black olives$0.42
  • 2 tablespoons of capers$0.57
  • 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard$0.15
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00
  • 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar$0.08
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil$1.06
  • salt$0.03

Total$8.09

that's $2.02 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 green bell peppers
  • 50 g of black olives
  • 2 tablespoons of capers
  • 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
  • salt

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