Fire-Roasted Pepper Relish

Ingredients

• 3 red or orange bell peppers
• ½ tsp. minced garlic
• 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup fresh cilantro, very roughly chopped
• 1 Tbs. capers, rinsed
• ¼ cup pitted Niçoise or Kalamata olives, halved
• ½ tsp. minced jalapeño or serrano
• + 4 more ingredients
• • Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon plus a squeeze of lemon juice
  • 2 Tbs. thinly sliced scallions
  • ¼ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, very roughly chopped

Prepare a hot gas or charcoal grill fire. Cut the tops and bottoms from the peppers and cut the peppers into 3 or 4 flat pieces, discarding the tops, seeds, and ribs. Grill the pepper sides and bottoms skin side down until blistered and charred all over, 6 to 8 minutes. Put the peppers in a bowl ...

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