These Grilled Mini Peppers are the perfect quick and easy BBQ side dish. Next time you have a party, serve them as an appetizer. I promise that they’ll disappear fast!

Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatsiki

If you're looking for a super tasty and super easy to make summer appetizer/side dish/snack, this is it: Grilled Mini Peppers. 

Besides being super frickin' cute, mini peppers are also incredibly sweet and extra packed full of flavor. My theory is that peppers are made with all the flavor they're going to have and then it slowly gets diluted as they get bigger. Very scientific, I know.

These beauties that you see here were in a big gift basket full of delish fresh produce that I won from Taves Family Farms, a local farm that sells their veggies at a farmers market near my place. After they had received their 1000th Instagram follower, they put their followers' names in a basket and drew my name. The lesson of the day: always follow your fave people!

The second lesson of the day: grab some mini peppers and toss them on the grill. Stat.

Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatsiki

Were you wondering why the peppers are skewered with not one, but two, wooden skewers? I promise you it's not overkill. If you only use one skewer something really annoying happens: they twirl around every time you flip them, and they're nearly impossible to grill them perfectly. It's a big problem, I know. 😉

Flat skewers would also keep these babies in their place.

We need to talk about this tzatziki for a minute. You guys, it's, like, so frickin' good. (That's also the second, and now third, time I've used frickin' in one post. Too much?) It really is good, though.

Here's why you want to make it:

  • Tzatziki is awesome.
  • It's tangy and delicious and perfect for the sweet grilled mini peppers.
  • The mint makes it extra fresh tasting.
  • It's easy to whip up in just a couple of minutes.
  • It's a great way to use up some mini (or some big) cucumbers that are in your fridge.
  • Tzatziki is fun to say, so you should obviously make it based on that fact alone.

Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatsiki

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Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatsiki

Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatziki

  • Author: Kristen Stevens
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Grilled
  • Cuisine: American

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Description

These Grilled Mini Peppers are the perfect quick and easy BBQ side dish. Next time you have a party, serve them as an appetizer. I promise that they’ll disappear fast!

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Ingredients

For the minty tzatziki:

  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
  • 1 mini cucumber, finely grated and squeezed of all liquid (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, finely minced
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt

For the mini peppers:

  • 16 mini peppers
  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • A pinch of sea salt and a few grinds of pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat your grill to medium-high. Lay 8 wooden skewers on a plate with a little water.
  2. Combine all the minty tzatziki ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl and mix well.
  3. Toss the peppers with the olive oil, sea salt, and pepper then slide the peppers onto the skewers, using 2 skewers for each row of peppers (so they don't twirl around when you flip them).
  4. Grill the peppers for 5 minutes, or until they're soft and have nice grill marks on them, turning once.
  5. Serve the grilled peppers right away with the minty tzatziki on the side. Note: Don't worry about the seeds when you eat them. Just pick the pepper up by the stem and eat the whole thing (minus the stem).

 

Grilled Mini Peppers with Minty Tzatziki