For busy cooks looking to add instant colour and smoky-sweet flavour to quick, easy meals, El Navarrico Piquillo Pepper Strips are roasted over flame, hand peeled and packed in their own juices. Grown and prepared in Navarra, Spain, they’re ready to use straight from the jar for tapas, salads, sandwiches and everyday cooking.
Piquillo peppers are a small, mild red pepper prized for their naturally sweet flavour and gentle piquancy. Roasting over live flames gives them their characteristic smoky depth before they're carefully peeled by hand. These strips have all that same intense flavour without any prep - particularly useful when you just want to open a jar and get dinner moving.
Pile them onto toast with goat's cheese, toss through lentils, add to tortilla and rice dishes or use them to bring colour and sweetness to fish and meat. They're also brilliant for quick pintxos, montaditos and tapas when people unexpectedly stay for drinks.
Why We Like It
• Flame-roasted for a rich, smoky flavour
• Naturally sweet with a gentle piquancy
• Grown and packed in Navarra, Spain
• Hand peeled and ready to use
• An instant shortcut for tapas, salads and quick meals
Ways to Use It
• Serve on toast with goat's cheese and anchovies
• Toss through lentils, beans or chickpeas
• Add to tortilla, rice and potato dishes
• Serve with salt cod, tuna or grilled fish
• Add to pintxos, montaditos and tapas boards
For more Spanish pantry staples that make everyday cooking and easy entertaining simpler, explore our European Pantry collection.
Ingredients
Piquillo Peppers, Salt, Acid: Citric Acid.
Allergy Advice
Please always check the product packaging before consuming, as ingredients and allergen information may occasionally change.
Dietary Information
Grown and packed in Navarra, Spain.
Flame-roasted and hand peeled.
FAQ's
What are piquillo peppers?
Piquillo peppers are small red peppers traditionally grown in northern Spain. They're known for their intense sweetness, vibrant red colour and mild rather than hot chilli flavour.
Are piquillo peppers spicy?
They're very mild. Expect sweet, smoky flavour with a gentle piquancy rather than noticeable chilli heat.
How are the peppers roasted?
The peppers are roasted over live flames before being manually peeled, which gives them their distinctive smoky flavour.
Do I need to cook them?
No. They're ready to use straight from the jar, although they're equally good warmed through or added to cooked dishes.
What can I make with piquillo pepper strips?
Use them in tapas, salads, sandwiches, rice dishes and sauces, or pair with potatoes, pulses, fish and meat. They're particularly good with goat's cheese, anchovies and salt cod.
About El Navarrico
El Navarrico is a family producer based in Navarra, Spain, specialising in high-quality preserved vegetables and pulses. Using produce grown in one of Spain's great agricultural regions, traditional preparation methods and careful hand processing, they turn exceptional seasonal ingredients into genuinely useful Mediterranean pantry staples.
Disclaimer
At Peak & The Pantry, we provide product details to help you make informed choices and enjoy your shopping experience. While we strive to ensure accuracy, we always recommend checking the packaging and label before use, as ingredients and product information may change over time.
