2,800 red pepper recipes

Grilled butterflied leg of lamb marinated in Burgundy wine, fresh ginger, soy sauce, honey, and lemon. Bold, savory, and charred over medium coals.

Quick vegetarian tofu chop suey stir-fried with crunchy bean sprouts, celery, red pepper, and ginger. Ready in 35 minutes and naturally low-carb. A colorful weeknight stir-fry for two.

Chicken chili with kidney beans, diced apples, and tomato juice simmered low and slow for two hours. A lighter chili with a surprising sweet-savory twist from fresh apples.

Sautéed squash, zucchini, red onion, and chickpeas tossed with couscous and seasoned with cumin, curry powder, and red pepper flakes. A 25-minute vegetarian skillet meal.

Lobster gazpacho with chilled lobster meat, avocado, artichoke hearts, cucumber, and jalapeno in a balsamic-citrus broth. A luxurious cold soup for summer.

A spiced oil made with carrots, sweet bell peppers and red pepper flakes that can really spice up pasta or steamed vegetables.

Vegetarian tofu chili: a hearty meatless chili with browned tofu chunks, kidney beans, and a from-scratch spice blend of pure ground chiles, cumin, and oregano.

A vegetarian black-eyed pea salad tossed in a bold dressing of sambuca, fresh basil, lemon juice, and balsamic vinegar. The anise-kissed liqueur gives this bean salad an unexpected, aromatic twist you won't find anywhere else.

Camarones al ajillo with shrimp sauteed in generous olive oil, fresh garlic, hot sauce, and lemon. A classic Spanish-style garlic shrimp appetizer ready in 20 minutes.

Made this while cleaning out the refrigerator... thus the name. John

Henderson-style boiled crawfish with corn, potatoes, onions, and lemon in a peppery salt brine. A classic Louisiana crawfish boil done right with no soaking needed.

Add another pickling recipe to your cookbook with this scrumptious side dish.

Mayo-free potato salad with an olive oil and herb dressing, tossed with green pepper, celery, and scallions. Light, zesty, and great for summer cookouts.

Greek briam-style vegetable casserole with eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes baked in olive oil. A rustic Mediterranean bake served with feta and bread.

Tried this recipe last weekend for football snacks and the guys comments were: TOP SHELF, NUMBER ONE, CAN'T GET NO BETTER, MO' SHRIMP NEXT WEEK etc... Great flavors.

A quick pasta with sweet red, yellow and green peppers, scallions and a hit of fennel seed, all tossed in olive oil. Light, colorful and meatless, on the table in about 30 minutes.