green bell pepper

Mild green vegetable

A green bell pepper is a bell pepper harvested before it ripens, when it's still green rather than red, yellow, or orange.

Green bell peppers have a slightly bitter, grassy flavor compared to their sweeter ripe counterparts.

They're common in stir-fries, fajitas, and stuffed pepper dishes: Dice the green bell pepper and add it to the pan.

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sautéed · fajitas · pizza topping · stir-fry · seeds · ribs · vegetable · crisp · salad · sweet · mild · sliced · garden · colorful · chopped · ripe · hollow · nightshade

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ripeness/maturity

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Ripe, sweet salad vegetable

roasted red pepper · garlic · horseradish · wasabi · sweet pepper

heat/spiciness

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Cultivar of extreme capsaicin

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Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G