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A 15 minute appetizer

3 medium-sized banana peppers
4 oz. crumbled feta cheese
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 cloves chopped garlic
3-4 chopped pitted green olives
1 Tbsp. breadcrumbs (optional)
Dash of sea salt and crushed black pepper

Chop the peppers at the thick end and remove the core. Leave seeds in for a much hotter pepper. Then, using any knife, split the peppers as they lie, 3/4 of their length

Combine the cheese, olive oil, garlic, olives, and breadcrumbs, working them together gently with your fingers. Stuff the mixture into the peppers.

Bake the peppers for 15 min. @400 F, then broil for 3 minutes. Broiling adds a golden brown to the cheese.

Serve with your favorite toast (German Rye is exceptional).

Also try grilling the peppers on a barbecue, though I haven't tried it.