Best Yellow Pepper Salsa Recipes

CHILLED RED & YELLOW PEPPER SOUP WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• For the soup: In a medium nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add onion and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes; transfer to a medium bowl to cool.
• Place half of the cooled broth mixture in a blender (make sure to get an equal amount of liquid and onions); add yellow peppers and 1⁄2 cup of the yogurt; purée until smooth.
• Transfer yellow pepper purée to a covered container and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Rinse blender and transfer remaining broth mixture to it. Add red peppers and remaining 1⁄2 cup yogurt; purée until smooth.
• Transfer red pepper purée to another covered container and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• For the salsa: While soups are chilling, in a small bowl combine avocado, cilantro, and lime juice.
• To serve the soup, simultaneously ladle a generous 1⁄2 cup of the yellow pepper soup and a generous 1⁄2 cup of the red pepper soup into each of 4 shallow bowls, allowing soups to meet in center. Garnish each with salsa and serve.

POTATO-AND-HERB CRUSTED SNAPPER WITH YELLOW PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. To prepare salsa, cut bell pepper in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 8 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and coarsely chop. Combine bell pepper, onion, and next 7 ingredients (onion through 1/8 teaspoon salt). Preheat oven to 375º. To prepare fish, combine potato, Parmesan, 2 teaspoons parsley, chives, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper. Sprinkle both sides of fillets with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spread 1/4 cup potato mixture over 1 side of each fillet; press mixture onto fish. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 fillets, potato side down, to pan. Cook 3 minutes or until browned. Turn fish over; place on a plate. Repeat procedure with remaining oil and fish. Return fish to pan, potato side up. Bake at 375º for 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with salsa. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and 1/4 cup salsa) NUTRITION PER SERVING CALORIES 284(29% from fat); FAT 9.2g (sat 2g,mono 2.7g,poly 3.6g); PROTEIN 36.8g; CHOLESTEROL 63mg; CALCIUM 119mg; SODIUM 548mg; FIBER 2.2g; IRON 1.1mg; CARBOHYDRATE 12.5g

MANGO AND ROASTED YELLOW PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• Cut ends off orange, and remove peel, pith, and outer membranes, following the curve of the fruit with a paring knife. Cut sections away from membranes, and reserve. Squeeze juice from membranes over sections in a bowl before discarding.
• Place the yellow pepper over the flame of a gas burner, and roast until lightly charred on all sides. Transfer to a bowl, and cover with plastic wrap until cool enough to handle. Use a paper towel to wipe off the charred skin. Remove the seeds and stem, and chop into 1/4-inch dice.
• Combine the mango, diced pepper, red onion, and cumin in a medium bowl. Drain orange juice into mango mixture. Chop orange sections; add to mango mixture. Season with salt and pepper; serve.

YELLOW PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix well, and serve.