Name: Sweet pepper relish - no cooking required
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 large red bell pepper; 1 large yellow bell pepper; 1 medium red onion; 1 teaspoon chopped chilli; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons white vinegar or rice wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

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A delicious no-cook sweet pepper relish with juicy bell peppers and sweet red onion. Pile it on your hamburger, liven up your sausages or even serve it as a side dish with a barbeque.

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Recipe – Sweet pepper relish

No cook sweet pepper relish

This is a deliciously spicy relish, made by finely chopping red and yellow bell peppers and sweet red onion. It’s livened up by the addition of chilli and garlic and has a lovely sweet peppery taste that goes so well with a hamburger, or spooned over your favourite sausages.

There’s no cooking involved, and it takes literally minutes to make. Make it in advance and chill in the fridge to give those delicious flavours time to mingle. I can practically guarantee that this is going to become your new favourite condiment once the barbeque season gets into swing.

I think this dish of sweet pepper relish is like summer on a plate!!!

How to make sweet pepper relish

You can get the complete list of ingredients and full instructions on how to make this recipe on the printable recipe card at the end of this post.

This recipe makes about 2 cups of relish, depending on the size of the peppers, but a little goes a long way so you could halve the quantities if you wanted to.

Chopped red and yellow peppers with a red onion and 2 jars of chilli and garlic.

Ingredients

First of all you will need a red and a yellow bell pepper. Remove the seeds and inner membrane and chop into large pieces.
Peel a small to medium sized red onion and cut into chunks. The size of the onion will depend on the size of your peppers. You are looking for about 1/4 of chopped onion by volume to the chopped peppers.
You will also need a teaspoon of chopped chilli. I like the convenience of a jar of ready chopped chillies, but you could use a small fresh chilli with the seeds removed if you wish. You can make this relish as mild or as spicy as you like. Just adjust the amount of chilli according to your own taste.
The same goes for garlic. I used a heaped teaspoon of prepared chopped garlic, but you could add 2 peeled cloves of garlic instead.

Step-by-step instructions

A dish of chopped red and yellow peppers and red onion.

Place all the above into a food processor, with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and process until the peppers are about the size of grains of rice.
If you don’t have a food processor, just chop everything finely, using a sharp knife (it will take a while 🙂 ).
Remove the chopped peppers and onion from the food processor and place into a glass or ceramic bowl. Don’t use a metal bowl – it may cause a reaction with the vinegar.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.
- 2 tablespoon white vinegar or rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- A good grating of freshly ground black pepper.
For a sweeter taste you could substitute 1 tablespoon white vinegar with 1 tablespoon mirin.
Taste for seasoning and heat and adjust if necessary.
Cover with a lid and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours. The flavours will intensify on standing.

For a creamier dressing you could drain the liquid, once the standing time is over, and mix with 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise.

This sweet pepper relish will stay fresh for up to 5 days stored tightly covered in the refrigerator.

A red pepper and yellow pepper along side a dish of sweet pepper relish.

How can I use sweet pepper relish?

This is a very versatile side dish, and goes well with so many things.

Eat it as a relish on a hamburger
Spoon over your favourite sausages
Stir a couple of spoonfuls into this orzo pasta summer salad for extra flavour.
Serve alongside this crustless ham, cheese and sweetcorn quiche
Use as a dipping sauce with scalloped potatoes in batter or with sesame chicken strips
Stir some into the mince when making cottage pie
Top a slice of seeded Irish soda bread with a slice of ham and a spoonful of sweet pepper relish.
Eat with a piece of cheese and a sausage roll for a quick lunch.
And of course, don’t forget to make a big bowlful when you next enjoy a barbeque!

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Recipe – Sweet pepper relish

Sweet pepper relish – no cooking required

A delicious no-cook sweet pepper relish with juicy bell peppers and sweet red onion. Pile it on your hamburger, liven up your sausages or even serve it as a side dish with a barbeque.

Recipe by: Veronica

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Prep 10 minutes

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Total Time 10 minutes

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Adjustable servings – hover to scale: cups of relish (approximately)