Condimento Pugliese (Sweet Pepper Spread)

This delicious sweet pepper spread combines roasted peppers, anchovies and red pepper flakes into something much tastier than the ingredients would lead you to believe. As much as I love garlic, I was surprised that it is not in this recipe and I loved it anyway.

As the author mentions in the recipe head note, this is a wonderful spread on slices of bread as it is traditionally served. But it also makes a great pasta topping with a little Parmesan cheese tossed in.

This is a great recipe to have in mind when you need a quick appetizer or snack or vegetable pasta sauce. I roasted fresh peppers as directed in the recipe, but jarred roasted peppers would make this super quick.