Pimientos

Other Names:Pimentos

What are Pimientos?

Pimiento is the Spanish word for pepper. The pimento is a large red sweet pepper, heart shaped, with a sweeter flavor than a bell pepper. Pimentos are packed in tins and jars either strips, sliced or diced. They are the little pepper used to stuff Spanish green olives. This is the same pepper harvested to make paprika.

Substitute for Pimientos

If you don't have or don't like pimento you can use:

Fresh pimento may be hard to find so you can easily use jarred or canned pimento.
For 2 tablespoons pimentos needed, substitute 2-3 tablespoons fresh chopped red bell pepper
OR - Substitute 2 tablespoons chopped, Holland sweet peppers
OR - Use equal amounts of Peppadew peppers

Equivalents

2-oz jar pimentos = 1/4 cup (diced pimento)
4-oz jar, diced = 1/2 cup
2oz jar diced = 1/4 cup
4oz jar diced = 1/2 cup

metric conversions →

Sweet Peppers

Nutrition Information For Pimientos

Serving Size

1 cup

Calories

Calories from Fat

% Daily Value^*

Total Fat 1g

Saturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 27mg

Potassium

303g

10%

Total Carbohydrate 10g

Dietary Fiber 4g

10%

Sugars 5g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 0%	•	Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%	•	Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Favorite Pimientos Recipes

Spicy Pimento Pesto Pepperoni Pizza
Spicy Pimento Pesto Pepperoni Pizza is a super pizza featuring a Samuel Adams Lager infused dough and a topping kicked up with Sriracha sauce, pimentos and pepperoni. Nothing beats homemade pizza. You can vary the toppings if for some reason you don't like pepperoni.

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