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Roasted Green Chiles in a Light Vinaigrette

Roasted Green Chiles in a Light Vinaigrette
  • Category

    Snack

  • Cusine

    Southwestern

Ingredients

Several green chiles such as Anaheims, Hatch, poblanos, or jalapeños. They should have thick flesh and sturdy peels .

Extra virgin olive oil

Cider or red wine vinegar

Kosher salt

Directions

a) Stovetop Method If you have a gas stovetop, and your peppers are large enough , you can char the chiles directly on the burner. Balance the chiles on the metal grate over a gas flame so that the flames reach the peppers. Let one side blister and begin to blacken, and turn to another side. Keep turning the chiles as they blacken until they are charred on most of their surface. b) Broiler Method Position the oven rack so that the chile peppers will be a couple inches from the broiler element. Preheat the broiler on high. Place the peppers in a single layer in a roasting pan , lined with aluminum foil. Roast on one side until that side is blackened, then use tongs to turn the peppers over so that the other side gets charred. c) Grill Method Heat the grill on high and place the chiles on the grill grates as close to the flame as possible. Turn as needed so that the chiles blister and char on all sides.

When the chiles are all well blistered and blackened, place in a bowl and cover with a plate . The chile peppers will steam in the bowl , making the charred skins easy to peel. Let the chiles steam for 5 to 10 minutes, until cool enough to handle.

Use your fingers to gently peel off the charred skins.

Cut a slit down one side of each of the peppers. Open the chiles and remove the seeds, seed pods, and stems. Also remove any inner veins, those can carry a lot of heat. It helps to either wear gloves or coat your hands with cooking oil first before handling a chile, especially if you open it up. After you are done handling the chiles you can wash the oil off of your hands and take care not to touch your eyes.

Place the chiles in a ceramic or glass bowl. Drizzle olive oil over the chiles. Sprinkle with vinegar and salt. Toss so that the chiles get touched with olive oil, vinegar, and salt on all sides. Cover and chill for at least an hour and up to several days. Serve as a side for steak, over burgers, chopped up to use in salsa, in quesadillas or tacos, or just eat straight as a snack. .