Miso-Parmesan Shishito Peppers

Posted by: Nicole Dula on Mar 30 2015

Today a group of bloggers are celebrating Emily of The Pig & Quill’s virtual baby shower! She’s having a little girl and we’re celebrating the best way we know how, with delicious food. Emily is a food maven who creates the most unique recipes and I thought she might appreciate this umami-rich appetizer.

Our Trader Joe’s just started carrying shishito peppers and I’m already on my 4th bag. They are perfect simply blistered in a skillet of shimmering olive oil and finished with flaky sea salt, but sometimes you want to mix it up. Especially if you’re trying to impress a pregnant girl who loves food.

This recipe is really easy to make and full of flavor. After the peppers are blistered, they’re bathed in a lemon-miso dressing and then finished with parmesan and sesame seeds. I suggest you make a double batch because they’re hard to share.

Check out the other recipes for Emily’s virtual baby shower below and look for#emspigletparty on social media! Thanks for hosting the party, Gina and Sherrie!

Savory

Two Red Bowls – Spicy Gochujang Pigs in a Blanket + Kimchi Relish

Nosh and Nourish – Chili Roasted Beet Hummus

Beard and Bonnet – Tex Mex Salad

The Bojon Gourmet – Dukkah Deviled Duck Eggs

Loves Food, Loves to Eat – Fried Chicken Musubi

I am a Food Blog – Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs

A Little Saffron – Minty Pea and Ricotta Toast with CrispyProsciutto

Tasty Yummies – Cucumber Bites + Smoked Salmon, Asparagus and Dill Cashew Sour Cream

80twenty – Pepita Red Pepper Salsa with Sweet Potato Chips

Sweet

Cake Over Steak – Brownie Tiramisu Trifle

Fix Feast Flair – Strawberry-Balsamic Goat’s Milk Frozen Yogurt

Earthy Feast – Semlor {Swedish Cardamom Cream Puffs with Almond Paste}

So…Let’s Hang Out – Grain-Free Macadamia Nut Brownies

Jewhungry – Matcha Mint Milkshakes

The Food Gays – Chocolate Layer Cake with Bavarian Cream

Lady and Pups – Black Sesame Mochi Ice Cream

Will Frolic For Food – Toasted Coconut Tahini Mounds Eggs

With Food + Love – Raspberry + Chamomile Cream Sodas

Dunk & Crumble – Pink Grapefruit Sparklers

Print Recipe

Miso-Parmesan Shishito Peppers

Wash and dry shishito peppers, but keep the stems on. Holding them by the stem makes them easy to eat. 1 or 2 shishito peppers in every batch tend to be hot, but most of them will be mild. Look for gluten-free white miso to keep this gluten-free.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
6 ounces shishito peppers
1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon white miso
1 1/2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon white sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon black sesame seeds

Instructions

In a large skillet, add oil and heat over medium heat until the oil is shimmering, but not smoking. Add shishito peppers and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, turning every so often until soft and blistered with only a slight char in places.
While peppers are cooking, whisk together miso and lemon juice in a small bowl.
Once peppers are done, transfer to a medium bowl and drizzle with miso + lemon juice mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan and sesame seeds. Toss to evenly coat and serve.

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cynthia said on March 30, 2015 at 12:00 pm :

YES!!! I’ve been SO excited to see this recipe go up!!! Miso and parmesan sound like the most unexpectedly amazing flavor pairing — I would have never thought to pair them but now that you have I’m dying to try it! And on shishito peppers…. absolute spicy-savory perfection. These are incredible, Nicole!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 30, 2015 at 12:58 pm :
  
  Thank you, Cynthia! I was eagerly anticipated your creative spicy gochujang pigs in the blanket, too! Stunners!
  
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[email protected] Beard and Bonnet said on March 30, 2015 at 1:05 pm :

OMG! I have a thang for shishito peppers!! I love that you paired them with miso and parm. I have to make these asap!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 30, 2015 at 1:09 pm :
  
  Thanks, Meg!
  
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Ileana said on March 30, 2015 at 1:49 pm :

Woohoo! I’ve seen these shishitos at the new TJ’s by my house, and I love your approach to them. I’m bookmarking this idea for my next trip to the store!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 30, 2015 at 1:53 pm :
  
  Thanks, Ileana! Have fun at your new Trader Joe’s!
  
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Sherrie said on March 30, 2015 at 6:46 pm :

Oh heck yes, these have Emily’s name all over them — so good, xo!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 31, 2015 at 9:55 am :
  
  Thanks, Sherrie! I was hoping Emily would approve 🙂
  
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Sues said on March 30, 2015 at 10:53 pm :

I’ve been hearing so much about these shishito peppers at Trader Joe’s and I need to get my hands on them ASAP!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 31, 2015 at 9:56 am :
  
  You need to try them! They’re so easy, but SO GOOD.
  
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stephanie said on March 31, 2015 at 12:06 am :

mmm…when i saw your recipe on the sign up sheet, i was like, um, that’s where i’m going to be hanging out!!! shishito peppers are my jam! and miso parmesan go perfectly together. SO good!

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- Nicole Dula said on March 31, 2015 at 9:59 am :
  
  Thanks, Stephanie! I love simply blistered shishitos + sea salt + olive oil, but I wanted to try something new and now I’m hooked on these guys. Loved your jalapeño popper deviled eggs!
  
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Em @ the pig & quill said on March 31, 2015 at 7:12 pm :

I do appreciate this umami-rich appetizer, Nicole — I really DO! So many savory flavors, I don’t know where my tastebuds would even start. Thank you SO much for joining the fun and helping to celebrate our own little shishito (shishitA?)…she’s such a lucky little nug! <3

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- Nicole Dula said on April 1, 2015 at 10:16 am :
  
  I’m so glad you like the recipe and shishitA is now my new favorite nickname! Congrats!
  
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Grace @ Earthy Feast said on April 1, 2015 at 12:28 pm :

Oh my UMAMI! My trader joe’s just started carrying shishito peppers too and now I know exactly what to do with them! Can’t wait to make this appetizer Nicole, seriously soooo good!

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- Nicole Dula said on April 1, 2015 at 4:30 pm :
  
  I’m so glad you like them, Grace! I could hardly contain my excitement when TJ’s started carrying shishitos!
  
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Amy | Club Narwhal said on April 2, 2015 at 2:31 pm :

Oooh, these look divine! I’m always amazed at how many different types of peppers there are in the world–I don’t think I’ve ever had shishito but you have me intrigued. Hopping by TJs to see if they’re at mine!

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Sara @ Cake Over Steak said on April 2, 2015 at 3:57 pm :

These are so cute and sound so good! I don’t think I’ve seen these at my grocery store… I’ll have to keep an eye out for them. Hopefully they are mild enough for me. 😐

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- Nicole Dula said on April 5, 2015 at 8:17 am :
  
  Thanks, Sara! I first had them in San Francisco while on vacation, but now Trader Joe’s sells them! Most of them are as mild as a poblano pepper, but one or two in each batch is spicy. It’s strange how it works out like that every time!
  
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Alana said on April 2, 2015 at 11:34 pm :

Nicole!! THESE ARE EVERYTHING. Dream snack. Seriously, freakin’ dream snack. If this baby shower was actually happening, I’d be hoarding your peppers. YUM!!

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- Nicole Dula said on April 5, 2015 at 8:19 am :
  
  Thanks, Alana! I’m so glad these make you happy. They’re so easy to make, too, which beyond eating them is my favorite part!
  
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Whit @ Jewhungry said on April 8, 2015 at 5:17 pm :

As a fellow pregnant girl who loves food, I’m 1000% behind these. It’s got everything! Heat and salty yumminess of parm mixed with miso. Oh my goodness, yes please!!!

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- Nicole Dula said on April 9, 2015 at 9:29 am :
  
  Yay, Whitney! I’m so glad you can get behind these guys 🙂
  
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FoodGeekGraze said on May 18, 2016 at 6:00 am :

being half japanese, i have been eating chargrilled shishito my entire life. i bought some at the market today with this recipe in mind. it was sooooooo delicious. had i not controlled myself, i would have drank that lemon miso yummyness all on its own (i licked the bowl without shame). thank you thank you thank you 🙂 i will be dragging this idea back into my test kitchen and applying it in other recipe constructs… many, many, many other constructs. cheers~

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