Air Fryer Roasted Peppers

Name: Air Fryer Roasted Peppers
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 pieces bell peppers (red, yellow, or green); to taste coarse salt

Quick roasted bell peppers in the air fryer, with charred skin and intense flavor. Perfect as a side dish or in salads.

Time: 25 min4 servingsDifficulty: Easy200°CVegetables

Steps

1
Wash the peppers well and dry them.
2
Place whole peppers in the air fryer basket. Cook at 200°C (400°F) for 15 minutes, turning halfway, until the skin is blackened and blistered.
3
Remove hot peppers to a bowl and cover with a clean towel. Let rest for 10 minutes to loosen the skin.
4
Peel off the skin, remove seeds and white membranes. Cut the flesh into strips or cubes. Season with coarse salt to taste. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Shopping list

bell peppers (red, yellow, or green), coarse salt

Recipe story

Roasting peppers over an open fire is an ancient tradition in Balkan and Middle Eastern cuisines. In Spain, roasted peppers (pimientos asados) are a staple in tapas. In Mexico, they are used in sauces and stuffings. This air fryer method preserves the smoky flavor.

Ingredient Secrets

Black pepper

Known as 'black gold' in antiquity, pepper was so valuable that it served as currency and tribute. In the Middle Ages, Venetian merchants controlled the pepper trade, and individual peppercorns were often counted. Legend has it that when Alaric, king of the Visigoths, demanded tribute from Rome, he included 3,000 pounds of pepper.

Sea salt

Sea salt, extracted from ocean waters by evaporation, was one of the most precious goods of antiquity, used both as food and as currency. In ancient Rome, soldiers were paid with salt, which is the origin of the word 'salary'. Salt roads connected entire civilizations, and in the Middle Ages, salt was so valuable it was called 'white gold'.