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With just five ingredients, you can make these yummy Blistered Shishito Peppers with Toasted Sesame dipping sauce! If you have been craving something fresh, new and different from all of the other wonderful but cliche appetizers and game day snacks, these peppers are it! This recipe is naturally low-carb, gluten free and dairy free, and if you use a ripe avocado in place of the mayo in the dip, it is vegan as well. It is a truly dietarily inclusive appetizer!
What are Shishito Peppers?
Shishito Peppers are a green pepper that look similar to a jalapeรฑo, but are wrinkly and slightly lighter in color. They have very thin skin which makes them very popular for blistering on the grill.
This variety of peppers is generally very mild, but every once in a while you'll find one pepper that packs a little heat. It is like a little pepper lottery. But even the spicy winner is not too spicy, so not to worry!
Ingredients
- Whole Shishito Peppers
- Sesame Oil
- Mayonnaise
- Coconut Aminos
- Lemon Juice
How to Blister the Shishitos
1. To prep the peppers, all you need to do is rinse and dry them.
2. Then, throw them in a large bowl and toss them with a little toasted sesame oil. Sesame oil has a very high smoke point which makes it perfect for blistering these peppers. The delicious flavor of the oil is an added bonus and works seamlessly with the Toasted Sesame Dipping Sauce.
3. Sprinkle the peppers with a little salt. If you have a salt grinder, a few grinds of coarse salt is perfect!
- There are two really good ways to blister these peppers. The first option is on your grill. In this case, you would heat it to 400+ degrees. Once it is nice and hot, throw your peppers in a grill basket and then put the basket on the grates of the grill. Close the lid. Every 2 minutes, open the lid and shake the basket of peppers to move them around so that all sides get dark and blistered. The other option is use a cast iron skillet. In this case, heat the skillet on your stovetop burner on high heat. Once it is hot, toss the peppers into the skillet. With this method, you would also shake the pan every 2 minutes or so to get the peppers fairly evenly blackened.
- The Peppers don't need to be completely black. In fact you should still have quite a bit of that colorful green showing. Remove them from the heat and sprinkle them with a couple grinds of coarse salt.
How to Make the Toasted Sesame Sauce
The easy Toasted Sesame Dipping Sauce is such a flavorful compliment to the freshness of these peppers. It is slightly sweet, creamy and full of the rich toasted sesame flavor.
1. Simply whisk together the sesame oil, coconut aminos, and lemon juice together.
2. Add the mayonnaise and mix together until smooth and creamy. That's it!
This sauce would be really good in place of the honey mustard sauce on these Veggie Wraps with Honey Mustard Sauce.
Serve the peppers with the dipping sauce and watch them disappear before your eyes! I swear, I could serve 10lbs of these peppers and they would be gone first and my friends would still be asking for more! Now, that is how I gauge a successful appetizer!
If you are craving more pepper recipes, check out these Mexican Chorizo Stuffed Peppers. For another Vegan appetizer, check out this Steamed Artichoke with Sriracha Aioli!
Frequently Asked Questions
Well, I can almost guarantee that there won't be any leftovers. But if there are, they can be stored in the fridge for 3-5 days. You can reheat them, but they will be very floppy and honestly not great the second time around. I recommend throwing them in a breakfast scramble, or chop them up and add them to this Elote Corn Dip.
They can be vegan by simply using vegan mayo, or ยฝ smashed avocado in place of the mayo in the dipping sauce.
Most shishito peppers are not spicy. Most have a heat rating similar to a bell pepper. However, about 1 in 10 packs a little more punch, of varying hotness. The very hottest are about the heat of a mild jalapeรฑo.
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I hope you enjoy these Blistered Shishito Peppers with Toasted Sesame Sauce! I would love to hear from you in the comments below! Thank you and thank you for visiting Mollie in Montana~*! โฅ๏ธ
๐ Recipe
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Toasted Sesame Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh whole shishito peppers with stems on
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground salt You can also use a pinch of table salt, or other salts to taste
Toasted Sesame Dipping Sauce
- ยผ Cup mayonnaise Substitute mayo for ยฝ ripe avocado to keep it vegan
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Toss Fresh Shishitos in bowl with toasted sesame oil. Sprinkle them with a pinch of table salt or a grind or two of coarse salt.
- Heat black cast iron pan on high heat. Once it is very hot, add peppers.
- Let them sit in the pan for 2 minutes and then shake the pan to reposition the peppers. Let them cook for another 2 minutes.
- Once peppers are blackened, but still green, remove them from the heat and place on a platter with the dipping sauce.
- Serve with toasted sesame dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Toasted Sesame Dipping Sauce
- Combine mayonnaise (or smashed avocados), toasted sesame oil, lemon juice and coconut aminos in a bowl.
- Serve alongside peppers. Enjoy!
Notes
Notes:
- These are also delicious blackened on your grill! You can use a cast iron skillet, or use a grill basket and follow the same directions!
- If you don't have sesame oil, you can use another oil with a high smoke point such as avocado or corn oil.ย
- Use very ripe Avocados in place of the mayo to keep this recipe vegan!
- Feel free to double this recipe~ trust me, these peppers will go fast!! ๐
- Enjoy! โฅ๏ธ
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