Pan-Fried Padron Peppers

Rare and exotic Spanish Padrón peppers are only in season for a few weeks but it's worth scooping some of them up to enjoy their fascinating genetic oddity—only one out of every dozen or so peppers is spicy! Serve these pan-fried beauties alongside some garlic mayonnaise or with fried eggs so you can dip them in the yolks.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 5 mins
• Calories: 105 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ pound fresh Padrón peppers
• ⅛ teaspoon fleur de sel (sea salt), or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rinse peppers and tap off most of the water.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a heavy-duty sauté pan over high heat. Add peppers; they will crackle and steam as they blister. Cook until peppers start to brown and deflate, 2 to 4 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle any olive oil from the pan over top.