Roasted pepper & mozzarella appetizers; & Roasted pepper rollups - KOAM TV 7

Roasted pepper & mozzarella appetizers; and Roasted pepper rollups (aired 9/21/2010)

Roasted pepper rollups

Ingredients

• 1 package (3 1/2 oz) soft cream cheese spread with herbs or vegetables
• 4 extra-large flour tortillas
• 1 bag (6 oz.) baby spinach
• 8 oz. thinly sliced salami or ham
• 8 oz thinly sliced Havarti or swiss cheese
• 1 Roasted red bell pepper or 1 jar (7 oz) roasted red bell peppers, drained and sliced into strips

Directions

• Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of cream cheese close to edge of each tortilla.
• Layer each tortilla evenly with ¼ of spinach, meat and cheese.
• Lay thin strips of roasted peppers along center of each tortilla.
• Tightly roll tortilla into a spiral.
• Slice off and discard ends.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
• Cut rolls into 1 1/2 inch slices and secure with toothpicks.

Roasted pepper & mozzarella appetizers

Ingredients

• 2 bell peppers, one yellow and one red
• 1 tub fresh mozzarella, preferably the cherry sized
• olive oil salt
• pepper and/or seasoning you like (I like Montreal Steak Seasoning for this)
• fresh basil

Directions

• If you did not have your peppers roasted at the market - Set oven to broil.
• Line a baking sheet with foil.
• Place the whole peppers on the foil and place under broiler.
• When the tops of the peppers have turned black, take tongs and rotate peppers.
• Keep turning peppers until the skin is completely charred.
• Place peppers in a brown paper lunch sack or in a large zip lock bag.
• Close.
• Let steam for 10 minutes.
• Remove peppers to a cutting board and let cool.
• After peppers have cooled, skins will slip off easily.
• Remove all of the skin and then cut peppers in half, removing stem carefully so peppers don't tear.
• Remove seeds carefully.
• Slice each pepper half into about 5 or 6 strips.
• Season pepper strips.
• Drain 20 to 22 mozzarella balls.
• Place mozzarella in small bowl and drizzle some olive oil on them.
• Sprinkle some salt and pepper and/or your seasoning (don't be skimpy with the salt) and toss.
• Take each mozzarella ball and wrap with a strip of pepper.
• Secure with a toothpick and place on serving platter.
• Repeat with remaining.