🌶️❤️ Romano Peppers – Sweet, Long & Full of Flavour
Our Fresh Romano Peppers are beautifully long, vibrant red peppers prized for their naturally sweet flavour, crisp flesh and fantastic versatility. Sweeter and more slender than traditional bell peppers, they’re delicious eaten raw and become wonderfully soft, rich and slightly smoky when roasted or grilled.
Whether you’re slicing them into salads, roasting them with Mediterranean herbs, stuffing them for dinner or blending them into sauces, Romano peppers bring colour, sweetness and fresh flavour to the kitchen.
Vibrant colour. Natural sweetness. A cook’s favourite pepper.
💫 Flavour Profile
🍬 Sweet | 💧 Juicy | 🌱 Crisp when raw | 🔥 Rich & smoky when roasted
🌟 Why You’ll Love Romano Peppers
- ❤️ Naturally sweet and mild – fantastic for the whole family
- 🔥 Excellent for roasting, grilling and BBQs
- 🥗 Delicious raw in salads, sandwiches and wraps
- 🧀 Their long shape makes them brilliant for stuffing
- 🍝 Perfect for pasta sauces, Mediterranean dishes and traybakes
- 💪 Naturally provides vitamin C and beneficial plant compounds
- 🌱 Naturally low in fat
- 🧑🍳 Easy to prepare and incredibly versatile.
💪 Health Benefits of Romano Peppers
🍊 Rich in Vitamin C
Red peppers are particularly well known for their vitamin C content. Vitamin C contributes to normal immune-system function and helps protect cells from oxidative stress.
👁️ Source of Vitamin A Precursors
Their beautiful red colour comes partly from naturally occurring carotenoids, including beta-carotene, which the body can convert into vitamin A.
Vitamin A contributes to the maintenance of normal vision, skin and immune function.
❤️ Natural Antioxidants
Red peppers contain several naturally occurring plant compounds, including carotenoids and polyphenols.
🌱 Source of Fibre
Fresh peppers provide dietary fibre as part of a varied and balanced diet.
💧 Naturally Hydrating
Like many fresh vegetables, peppers have a high water content, making them crisp, juicy and refreshing.
📊 Typical Nutrition – Per 100g
Approximate values for fresh sweet red peppers:
🔥 Calories: 31 kcal
🌾 Carbohydrates: 6g
🍬 Sugars: 4.2g
🌱 Fibre: 2.1g
💪 Protein: 1g
🥑 Fat: 0.3g
💧 Water: approximately 92%
They also naturally provide vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate and carotenoids.
Natural nutritional values may vary depending on variety, ripeness and growing conditions.
🔪 How to Prepare Romano Peppers
Preparing Romano peppers couldn’t be easier:
- Rinse thoroughly under cool running water.
- Slice off the top and remove the stalk.
- Cut lengthways.
- Remove the seeds and pale inner membrane.
- Slice, dice or leave in large pieces depending on your recipe.
🔥 For Roasting
Leave the peppers in large halves or roast them whole. A little olive oil, sea salt and black pepper is often all they need.
🥗 For Eating Raw
Slice into thin strips for salads, sandwiches, wraps, hummus and grazing platters.
🍽️ How to Use Romano Peppers
🔥 Roast with olive oil, garlic and herbs
🥗 Slice raw into salads for sweetness and crunch
🧀 Stuff with feta, couscous, rice or quinoa
🍝 Add to pasta sauces and Mediterranean dishes
🥖 Serve roasted as part of an antipasti platter
🍳 Add to omelettes, frittatas and shakshuka
🍕 Slice over homemade pizzas
🥪 Add roasted strips to sandwiches and wraps
🍲 Blend roasted peppers into soups and sauces
🔥 Char on the BBQ for extra smoky flavour
🧀🌿 Mediterranean Stuffed Romano Peppers
Sweet, savoury and packed with Mediterranean flavour.
🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2
- 2 Romano Peppers, halved lengthways and deseeded 🌶️
- ½ cup cooked couscous or quinoa
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese 🧀
- 5–6 cherry tomatoes, chopped 🍅
- 1 tbsp black olives, sliced 🫒
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley or basil, chopped 🌿
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & black pepper
- Optional: pinch of chilli flakes 🌶️
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C / 170°C fan.
- Arrange the Romano pepper halves on a baking tray.
- Mix the cooked couscous or quinoa with feta, tomatoes, olives and fresh herbs.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season.
- Spoon the mixture generously into each pepper half.
- Bake for approximately 20–25 minutes, until the peppers are tender and lightly caramelised.
- Finish with fresh herbs and serve warm.
✨ Serve with a crisp green salad for an easy Mediterranean-style meal.
🔥🌶️ Garlic & Herb Roasted Romano Peppers
Soft, sweet and slightly charred — one of the simplest ways to enjoy Romano peppers.
🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2–4
- 3 Romano Peppers 🌶️
- 1½ tbsp olive oil 🫒
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced 🧄
- 1 tsp fresh thyme or oregano 🌿
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Optional: splash of balsamic vinegar
- Optional: crumbled feta or Parmesan 🧀
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
- Slice peppers lengthways and remove the seeds.
- Arrange on a baking tray.
- Drizzle with olive oil and scatter over garlic and herbs.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Roast for 25–30 minutes, until soft and lightly charred around the edges.
- Finish with a splash of balsamic vinegar if desired.
✨ Serve alongside grilled meats, pasta, crusty bread or as part of an antipasti platter.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What are Romano Peppers?
Romano peppers are long, slender sweet peppers with thinner walls than many traditional bell peppers. They’re particularly popular for roasting and Mediterranean-style cooking.
Are Romano Peppers hot?
Generally, no. Romano peppers are sweet peppers rather than hot chillies and are prized for their mild, naturally sweet flavour.
Can you eat Romano Peppers raw?
Absolutely. They’re delicious raw and have a sweet flavour with a crisp, juicy texture.
Are Romano Peppers good for roasting?
Yes. Roasting is one of the best ways to prepare them because the heat intensifies their natural sweetness and creates soft, lightly caramelised flesh.
Can you stuff Romano Peppers?
Yes. Their long shape is excellent for stuffing with ingredients such as rice, couscous, quinoa, minced meat, lentils or cheese.
Do I need to peel Romano Peppers?
No. Their skin is completely edible. If heavily roasting or charring them, however, you can remove the loosened skin afterwards if you prefer a softer texture.
How should Romano Peppers be stored?
Keep fresh peppers refrigerated and use while they’re still firm, glossy and crisp.
Can Romano Peppers be frozen?
Yes. Wash, deseed and slice them before freezing. Frozen peppers are particularly useful for cooked dishes such as sauces, soups, curries and stir-fries.
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