Pimento Peppers

Sweet Pepper.
Probably best known as the canned version.

Everyone has had pimentos in potato salad or stuffed in a green olive.

Pimento is the Spanish word for "pepper."

Pimentos are available fresh in late summer and early fall, but are available year round preserved in oil in your grocer's condiments aisle.

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Pimentos are sweet peppers that are juicy and aromatic. they have a small, round heart shape. Pimentos are popular stuffed with cheese and served as appetizers and are also delicious for eating fresh.

Pimentos are best when fully mature and a deep scarlet red. Try chopped pimento in green salads or pasta salad. It will add depth to the flavors and brightens the salad with its brilliant color.