Stuffed red peppers

ingredients:

2 red peppers halved and cleaned out

drizzle of olive oil

4 potatoes peeled, steamed, seasoned (salt and white pepper)mashed w a small lump of butter and splash of milk

lots of flat leaf parsley and thyme – chopped

1 onion sliced

2 cloves of garlic sliced

2 big handfuls of grated mozzarella or cheddar

200g of smoked scamorza  or mozzarella

4 slices of ham

Method:

Preheat your oven to 180

To begin sweat off the onion and garlic, season them and add a splash of water to make them really soft

mash the potatoes – season them well  ( salt and white pepper)add a little butter and a splash of milk

next in with the freshly chopped herbs

lash in the sweated onion and garlic

stir in most of the grated cheese, followed by the beaten egg

place the peppers on an oven tray, drizzle with oil

spoon some of the cheesy mash in the base

stuff a little lump of scamorza into that mash, top with a slice of ham

finish off with a topping of mash, pop another lump of scamorza into it l

sprinkle the last over the grated cheese over the top

bake in preheated oven for 40 mins

really simple and very gorgeous…. serve with a green salad