Padron Peppers 1 Comment

I had never heard of padron peppers until last week. Every two weeks I buy a “mystery box”
from Mariquita Farm. For $25 you get a big vegetable bag of goodies. You never know what to expect! It’s a great way to experiment and eat new vegetables. In the box this week, I was introduced to padron peppers. Padron peppers are a small variety of green peppers originally from Galicia (Spain). They’re usually served as a tapas in a lot of Galician Taberns while drinking beer.

In our kitchen, we lightly fried the peppers for a few minutes last night, and sprinkled the peppers sea salt. The padron peppers are sweet, without the spiciness you would associate with a pepper.

These padron peppers are definitely a unique way to start a dinner and so easy to make. My friend Jen summed it up—she gasped “these babies are better then french fries”.