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- noun A specific breed of small, red
pepper originally fromPeru
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Examples
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After the chorizo came blood sausage, piled high on toast and topped with a red pepper called piquillo that had been roasted and peeled.
Members Only (Most of the Time) J.S. Marcus 2011
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Out came a tiny plate of chickpeas, lightly fried with something called piquillo pepper ketchup, a sweet red pepper that I have never had in my life.
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Lori Eanes for The Wall Street Journal Popular dishes at Piperade include piquillo peppers stuffed with goat cheese.
Piperade Ben Worthen 2011
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Created by Patxi Zabaleta, a member who worked as a professional cook, the soup was a fine purée of white beans and piquillo peppers—as smooth and surprising and pleasurable as my Arzak aperitif.
Members Only (Most of the Time) J.S. Marcus 2011
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Seared scallops with butternut squash puree, bacon-wrapped dates, piquillo peppers with goat cheese and dark chocolate mousse are just a few of the many offerings you'll be fork-fighting your dining partners for.
Restaurant Week's extended course Post 2011
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At Hog & Rocks, a San Francisco bar that specializes in oysters and aged hams, chef Scott Youkilis marries Spanish and Southern flavors in a pimento cheese made with piquillo peppers, aged Majon cheese, mayonnaise and cheddar, served in a four-ounce Mason jar.
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Popular dishes include piquillo peppers stuffed with goat cheese, calamari with pear and lemon confit, and roasted lamb served three ways.
Piperade Ben Worthen 2011
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Its chorizo sandwich: smoky, hot paprika-packed sausage topped with fresh rocket and juicy piquillo pepper, on a chargrilled olive oil-dressed bun, is a five-star snack £3.95/£4.95.
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Into the boiled Arborio (which you want to retain a little bite), I folded good oil-packed jarred tuna from Italy, capers, chopped green olives, piquillo peppers, lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil.
Amanda Hesser: The Week of Eating In: Italian Rice Salad 2010
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The cangrejo y maiz frito, shown here, is made with blue crab, corn, salsa and piquillo pepper aioli.
hernesheir commented on the word piquillo
A Peruvian pepper.
March 21, 2011
bilby commented on the word piquillo
Pick a peck of pickled piquillos!
March 21, 2011