Side dishes
Pimientos de Padrón
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Small green peppers from Galicia, quickly fried in hot oil – a Spanish tapas classic with a surprising twist.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 5 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 5–7 minutes
- Total: approx. 10 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 105 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 7.7 g
- Fat
- ≈ 7.1 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 500 g Padrón peppers · ≈ 500 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 500 g Padrón peppers
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan until very hot.
- Fry the peppers for 5–7 minutes.
- Until they blister.
- Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
- Serve immediately.
