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Shishito Recipe

Shishito Recipe


If you grow our Shishito seeds, then you know how delicious these amazing Japanese sweet peppers taste! Here's a super simple recipe for your Shishito garden harvest:

Ingredients:

  • Shishito Chiles
  • 1-2 Tablespoons of Sesame Oil or Olive Oil
  • Chopped Garlic Cloves (1-3 cloves)
  • Sesame Seeds (1 Teaspoon)
  • Sea Salt (to taste)

Heat up a skillet, add olive oil, then throw in the Shishitos, garlic, sesame seeds and sprinkle with sea salt. Fry until slightly charred, then serve! Delicious!

Shishito sweet peppers has great flavor and is easy to prepare! The pods of this early season sweet pepper are 3” - 4" long on very productive 24" tall plants. Easy to grow in full sun and fertile soil. Read more about how to grow Shishito Plants from seed »

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