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Tuscan peppers

What is it?

Pepperoncini are sweet, moderately spicy peppers. These slender chiles can be red or green, and are often pickled and jarred for preservation. Tangy pickled pepperoncini are most commonly served as part of a traditional antipasto platter.

Recipes

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  Pasta with Roasted Fennel and Tomatoes

  As the fennel and tomatoes roast, their juices mingle to create a luscious sauce. Finocchiona, salami flavored with fennel seeds (finocchio is Italian for fennel), reinforces the fennel flavor of…

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  Grilled Italian Hero Sandwich

  This recipe, excerpted from the cookbook Panini Express, does wonders for the familiar meaty hero sandwich just by pressing and grilling it. Warmed up, the deli ingredients just taste better. Of course, starting with the…

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  Angel Hair Pasta with Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes, Lemon & Tuna

  This dish is built around the season's luscious offerings yet designed for speed. The sauce only looks like you slaved over it, and its strong flavors are perfectly in balance.