These Red Pepper & Black Olive Bites are put together quickly using frozen puff pastry! Sweet roasted peppers, salty black olives and a little fresh mozzarella make these an appetizer worth serving. Make them for your next weekend get together.
A great summer appetizer coming your way today! I absolutely love these Red Pepper and Black Olive Bites. They are sure to be a crowd pleaser at your place as well, I said this before, keep Puff Pastry in you freezer! That stuff is magic and there is no end on how you can use it.
And this is one of those very easy and delicious party favourites. I have been making them for years and they always seem to be a hit with everyone. As I am a huge fan of substitution, if you don’t like black olives, don’t hesitate to substitute them out for something else. You could change this up and just do a mix of bell peppers and it would be just as nice. I do love black olives, though, and I find this mix quite nice.
But because I do love black olives and red peppers, this was a win win for me. And I saw a recipe online for Roasted Red Pepper & Black Olive Relish (From Scratch Fast) that looked amazing.
Can These Red Pepper and Black Olive Bites Be Prepared in Advance
Yes, of course my friends they can! Make them in the morning, pop them in the fridge and bake just before serving. Easy.
Here’s A Few Other Tasty Nibbles To Try
Hope you like the quick and easy recipe today friends. If you’ve been following along, you’ll see that I’m no stranger to quick and easy recipes and favour them above everything else. So cheers to quick cooking. And remember, just because it’s quick and easy doesn’t mean it’s gonna’ lack in flavour!
Happy cooking and I’ll see you all tomorrow with something tasty to share. Have a great day!
Red Pepper & Black Olive Bites
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry sheet, apprx 250 grams
- 1 red pepper large, cleaned, seeded and roughly chopped
- ยฝ cup black olives roughly chopped
- 6 oz mozzarella fresh, roughly sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a flat baking tray, put the peppers and drizzle over a little olive oil. Toss them around the pan until they are all evenly spread out. Bake for about 30 minutes or until peppers are soft and slightly scorched. It is very important not to leave them in the oven too long, or they will have a burn taste.
- Remove the peppers from the oven and in a medium sized bowl stir together the peppers, chopped olives, fresh basil and another drizzle of olive oil. Set aside.
- Roll out you pastry and cut into 16 mini squares. Place all the squares on a greased baking tray. Then on the top of each square place about a tablespoon of the mixture. Return to oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until you notice the pastry has puffed up and looks golden. Remove from oven and immediately place a slice of mozzarella on each square. Serve immediately
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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