Grilled Pesto Peppers Recipes

GRILLED BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH BASIL PESTO, BOCCOCINI CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to 375 degrees F.
• Scrape out the cores and seeds from the peppers.
• Brush olive oil inside peppers and season cavity with salt and pepper.
• Add a few slices of garlic to each pepper cavity and place on grill (cavity side up) until charred (approximately 3 minutes).
• Add a spoonful of pesto to each of the peppers and slices of Boccocini cheese.
• Continue to cook peppers until cheese in melted (approximately 3 minutes).
• Serve right away.

GRILLED PESTO RED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut peppers in half lengthways Scrape out and discard the cores and seeds. Drizzle olive oil, season with salt and pepper and add a few slivers of garlic into the cavity of each pepper.
• Preheat the grill to 375°F/200°C or medium high heat.
• Place the peppers on the grill, cavity side up, until charred (approximately 3 minutes).
• Add a spoonful of pesto into each of the peppers and slices of Boccocini cheese.
• Continue to cook peppers until cheese is melted (approximately 3 minutes).

GRILLED PESTO RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet on the grill over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 chopped onion and sauté about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add 2 sliced garlic cloves and cook 1 minute. Stir in 1 pound refrigerated ravioli and 2 cups water and shimmy the pan to settle the ravioli. Cover the grill and cook, stirring once or twice, until the ravioli are tender and the liquid has reduced to a thin layer, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 1/2 cup pesto; top with basil and Parmesan.

GRILLED MAHI MAHI WITH ROASTED PEPPER SAUCE AND CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
• Place the wine and shallot in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and reduce the liquid down by about half, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place the Parmesan cheese, garlic, and walnuts into a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add the olive oil, cilantro, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; process until smooth. Remove the cilantro pesto from the food processor and set aside.
• Place the red peppers into the food processor, pour in the wine reduction, and process until smooth. Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer the sauce for 4 minutes. Meanwhile, season both sides of the mahi mahi fillets with salt and pepper.
• Cook the mahi mahi on the preheated grill until the fish is golden and flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side.
• Whisk the butter, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt into the red pepper sauce until smooth. Spoon the red pepper sauce onto the bottom of the serving plate, arrange the fish on the sauce, and top with the cilantro pesto to serve.