Learn how to make blistered Shishito peppers in an air-fryer. This simple oil-free recipes tops the peppers with Everything Bagel Seasoning. Enjoy these as a delicious plant-based, vegan appetizer or snack.
What are Shishito Peppers?
Shishito peppers are small, green peppers that are often served as plant-based appetizers or snacks. They originate in Japan, but have been showing up on American menus since Japanese izakayas began bringing their tapas-style plates to the states. Shishito peppers are often grilled, blistered in a cast-iron pan, or cooked in an air-fryer. These methods of cooking add smoky flavor to the mild peppers.
Are Shishito Peppers Spicy?
Shishito peppers are known (and loved) for being relatively mild. While you may occasionally find a spicy pod, they tend to be vegan crowd-pleasers in their Scoville heat level (which is only 50-200 SHU). As a comparison, jalapeno peppers are about 100 times hotter than shishito peppers.
Can I save this store this recipe for later?
While these blistered shishito peppers taste the best right when they come out of the Air-Fryer, you can store them for later. Besides just snacking on them, use leftovers for topping a big oil-free veggie pizza. Or, add to sandwiches, burgers, or tacos when you want a smoky pop of flavor.
What is an Air-Fryer?
An Air-Fryer is basically a super-power convection oven. It circulates air using a fan to help give you crispy food without any oil. Air-Fryers are a great investment if you are trying to eat more oil-free, whole foods recipes. There are so many delicious plant-based vegan recipes that can be made in the air-fryer! Make healthier oil-free versions of Eggplant Parmesan, Falafel, and Taquitos. If you love crispy, fried foods, it’s definitely worth investing in an air-fryer.
What is the Best Air-Fryer
For this recipe, I used the Kyvol Air-Fryer. I loved it! This air-fryer has programmable cooking options on a simple touch screen. It’s dish-washer safe and easy to clean. And, the viewing window makes it really fun to watch your food as it cooks. It even has wi-fi capability, allowing you to control the air-fryer from your phone. This is a great investment for your oil-free cooking.
How to Make Everything Bagel Seasoning
Everything bagel seasoning is a mix of seeds and spices, which you would typically find on a classic New York “Everything” Bagel. The blend includes plant-based ingredients like black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion, and garlic. It’s really easy to make your own (see the recipe below). Or, you can buy a blend from your grocery or online.
Other Ways to Use Everything Bagel Seasoning
Everything Bagel Seasoning is delicious addition to many plant-based recipes. Try sprinkling it on your Seed Nut Bread. Or, mix it into Red Cabbage Apple Creamy Slaw or Healthy Vegan German Potato Salad. It’s also great over a savory breakfast like Garden Vegetable Oil-Free Tofu Frittata or Oil-Free Garden Vegetable Tofu Breakfast Scramble. Plus, it works great on other roasted veggies like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, or red potatoes.
You’ll love this recipe!
You’ll love this recipe for Blistered Shishito Peppers with Everything Bagel Seasoning. It is:
- Simple and easy
- Quick
- Perfect for party food
- A healthy snack
- Has crowd-pleasing flavor
- Oil-free, gluten-free, plant-based vegan
Chef Katie’s Oil-Free Plant-Based Cooking Tips:
Use Salt-Free Chili Powder: Chili powder is a combination of ground spices, including ancho chili, cumin, garlic, onion, and other red chilies. Many brands contain a high amount of salt. Look for a salt-free chili powder for the most flavor and low sodium.
Garlic Powder vs Garlic Salt vs Garlic Granules: Garlic powder is dried garlic that has been pulverized into a fine powder. Garlic granules are ground into a texture similar to ground cumin and chili powder. Garlic salt has salt added — you want to avoid this to keep the sodium lower. I find garlic powder can become chalky and doesn’t work well in most recipes. For your cooking, I recommend using good-quality Garlic Granules.
Oil-Free: I’m on a mission to get rid of empty calories, like those found in refined oils. This recipe skips oil and uses parchment paper to keep the bars from sticking to the pan. This makes a healthy, low-calorie recipe.
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Easy
- Serves: 4-6
- Ready in: 10 minutes
Air-Fryer Blistered Shishito Peppers with Everything Bagel Seasoning – Oil-Free Vegan Recipe
Ingredients
For the Peppers:
- 12 ounces Shishito Peppers
For the Everything Bagel Seasoning:
- 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion or onion flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- To make the Air-Fryer Shishito Peppers:
- Preheat your air-fryer to 400 degrees for 3 minutes. Meanwhile, wash the shishito peppers.
- Place the shishito peppers in the basket of the air-fryer. Cook at 400 degrees for 4 minutes. Shake the basket and cook another 2-4 minutes, until all of the peppers have blistered a little.
- Immediately remove the peppers from the air-fryer and place on a serving plate. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the Everything Bagel Seasoning. Enjoy immediately!
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 6.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 16 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 0 g | 0 % |
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 0 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 130 mg | 5 % |
| Potassium 0 mg | 0 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 4 g | 1 % |
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 0 % |
| Sugars 0 g | |
| Protein 0 g | 0 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 0 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. |
Shopping and Gear List
- Roasted White Sesame Seeds
- JFC Roasted Black Sesame Seeds
- Frontier Co-op Onion, White Chopped
- The Spice Way Granulated Garlic
- Frontier, Poppy Seed Whole Organic
- Wishful Everything Bagel Seasoning
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