Stuffed Padron Peppers

Ingredients:

• 20 padron peppers more or less 7 oz (200 gr)
• 1/2 cup grated aged Manchego cheese (30 gr)
• 1/2 cup grated mozzarella (55 gr)
• 2 tbsp cream cheese (30 gr)
• 1/3 cup roasted piquillo peppers (70 gr), chopped
• ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Take 1 padron pepper and slit it open on one side. Remove the seeds using the back of a small spoon. Do the same with the rest of them, set aside.
2. In a bowl, add in Manchego cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese, piquillo peppers, a few grind of black pepper and mix everything well.
3. Stuff the padron peppers with the cheese filling. Place them on a baking tray with a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 360ºF (180ºC) for 10 minutes or until the padron peppers look charred.
4. Serve immediately with a glass of your favourite cold drink, a true Spanish tapa experience!

Recipe from: El Mundo Eats