I gallantly avoided a Martha-esque alliterative post title here folks. BECAUSE I AM TALKING ABOUT SUMMERTIME SANDWICHES.

After a delicious score from my local CSA of cherry tomatoes and onions — and knowing I had an ass ton of pesto in the freezer — I thought I’d throw together some sort of sandwich for dinner. Also, because I am a little bit sassy, I thought I’d attempt to roast a red pepper.

Now hold on The People, hear me out. I’ve always loved roasted red peppers while hated paying six million dollars for them packed in glass jar filled with oil. I mean how impossible does it sound to roast a red pepper? I sure as shit don’t have a roaster — or whatever.

But imagine my surprise when it turned out to be the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life.

How to roast a pepper

1. Turn your oven on to the “broil” setting, it’s like turning your stereo to eleven
2. Put the pepper on a pan of some sort
3. Put the pan in the oven on the top most rack
4. Wait until the pepper looks charred and blistered (like a zombie), about 4 minutes or so
5. Turn the pepper over
6. Wait some more
7. Fin.

I lied, there is one more step. If you like crispity peppers simply peel off the skin — it should slough off as if it had been exposed to a nuclear blast. If you like softer peppers (which I do) throw the pepper(s) into a paper bag and wait until they cool a bit. That is it! They taste awesome! So easy! Hurrah!

After that bit of culinary triumph the sandwich was facile.

Delicious open faced sandwiches

Seriously, this is play it by ear. Here are the critical ingredients:

• Fresh mozzarella, like the kind marinating in what looks like dirty bath water
• Tomatoes
• Bread

I got some nice bread from ET’s which I then covered with a judicious amount of pesto from the freezer (note: olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder would be great too). Then I sliced some of the fresh mozzarella, onions, tomatoes, the roasted red pepper, and layered them up.

Add some fresh basil too, if you’re feeling like it. Ooo maybe some black olives. See, what I’m saying is follow your heart.

WIU Data

• Was the recipe easy to follow: Yes because I made it up. I’m telling you people: roast a red pepper right now. It is so easy and you will feel like a genius. Also this type of fresh vegetable and cheese sandwich is easy, filling, and good for you. It is The People’s Trifecta.
• Did the dish taste good: Heck yeah. Nothing beats tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella on a hot day. Nothing.
• Would you make it again: Duh. I might even make it again this week if I don’t run out of tomatoes.