Roasted Red Peppers with Olives and Cheese #ImprovCookingChallenge

This wonderful salad is the perfect addition to your next Charcuterie Board or Appetizer Tray.  It is so simple to throw together that I'm almost embarrassed to share it with you...….

Almost, but not quite because it is so delicious and perfect for those impromptu summer get togethers. 

Welcome to this month's edition of the Improv Cooking Challenge.....

Nichole of Cookaholic Wife has a fun little challenge each month where she provides us with two ingredients and sets us free to make any recipe of our choice containing said ingredients.

This month's ingredients were Olives and Cheese.  I love Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives so I thought this was a great challenge.  I thought about making Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives but I didn't.  Perhaps another time..or....I could just keep buying them at the olive counter of the deli.

So, how did I come up with this salad I'm sharing today?  

I was pulling stuff out of the refrigerator and pantry to make an Appetizer Tray.  I like putting out a tray of different items so my guests have a nice assortment from which to choose.  And it is a great way to use up all those little odds and ends in your cupboards and fridge.  

So I had pulled out some Roasted Peppers and some Olives.  As I was putting together the tray I remembered about this month's challenge.  I always have cheese in my refrigerator and thought that these baby mozzarella balls would be perfect mixed with the olives and peppers.

The peppers were already jarred in a marinade so I kept that and drained the olives and cheese.  Added them all together and let it set for the flavors to meld together until right before I was going to put out the tray.  I only had a couple of hours but if you know you are serving this it can be held up to a couple of days in the refrigerator.  I drained the salad before serving.

I'm anxious to see what the others created using Olives and Cheese.  Let's go visit their posts.

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Appetizers, Salad

Italian

Yield: 6-8 servingsAuthor: Wendy KlikPin it

Marinated Pepper Olive and Mozzarella Salad

This wonderful salad is the perfect addition to your next Charcuterie Board or Appetizer Tray. It is so simple to throw together that I'm almost embarrassed to share it with you

prep time: 5 minscook time: total time: 5 mins

ingredients

1 (12 oz) jar Roasted and Marinated Red Peppers

7 oz. assorted olives, drained

4 oz. baby mozzarella balls, drained

instructions

Pour the Red Peppers along with the marinade into a large bowl.  Stir in the olives and mozzarella.  Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to two days.  Drain and serve as a side to grilled meats, as a topping for crostini, or as a part of a Charcuterie Plate.

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