Recipe For Cooking Painted Desert Roasted Pepper Salad

Toaster Oven Roasting :: Snacks and Appetizers

Painted Desert Roasted Pepper Salad

Dressing
1/2 C. extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 C. canola oil
2 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp. chopped onion
1/4 C. cider vinegar
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea. sugar
1/8 tea. dried Mexican oregano
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Purée oils with garlic and onion in a blender. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a lrg. jar with a lid. Combine with the remaining dressing ingredients and shake well. Refrigerate for 30 min.

Vegetables
Combination of 4 mild green chiles, poblano,
    New Mexico and Anaheim, roasted
1 red bell pepper, roasted
1 green bell pepper, roasted
1 yellow bell pepper, roasted
Crumbled Cotija or aged Monterey
    Jack cheese, grated
Romaine or other sturdy lettuce,
    leaves for garnish (optional)

Slice the chiles and bell peppers into ribbons about 1/2 in. thick. Arrange them decoratively on a serving platter. Pour the dressing over the chiles and scatter the cheese on top. Garnish with lettuce around the plate\s edge.