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Tuscan Dinner
Pepper Arrotolati - Rolled Bell Peppers
This is such a pretty appetizer and it looks fancy but nobody needs to know how easy this was to prepare!
Ingredients
• 6 red or yellow bell peppers (or a mix), cut into 1 inch wide strips (along the longest length, in order to have long strips)
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 freshly ground pepper
• Toothpicks
• Coconut oil or Olive oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 375∞F
1. To make cutting the bell peppers into strips easier, you can first soften them by placing 2-3 at a time inside a small plastic bag and
heating them up in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. The vapor that forms makes them soft and easier to cut and clean.
2. In a large bowl add meat, then add the almond meal and egg. Mix well. Add basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
3. Take some meat and spread it on the bell pepper strips with the back of a spoon. Take one end of the strip and roll up onto itself until
you have a small roll. Fasten closed with one or two toothpicks.
4. Pour enough olive oil into a long tray to cover bottom. Place the rolled up bell peppers flat on one layer, close to each other (you
should see the meat filling from the top and rolled up peppers). Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops of rolls are slightly browned.
5. Remove and let cool 10 minutes before serving.
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