4 Recipes for (Sometimes) Super-Spicy Shishito Peppers

Whether eaten as a snack or incorporated into a main dish, crunchy, sweet shishito peppers are delicious and occasionally pack a punch — one in ten are super spicy! Here are four awesome ways to eat shishito peppers:

1. Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso

This charred dish from farmer Tadaaki Hachisu gets a salty, earthy, spicy hit from brown rice miso and fresh ginger.

2. Shishito Peppers with Bonito Sand and Tofu Mustard

Michael Voltaggio's clever recipe for crispy fried shishito peppers features crunchy, sweet and umami-packed bonito sand, a simple combination of almond flour, bonito flakes, sugar and butter.

3. Grilled Skirt Steak with Shishitos and Charred Lemon

The tender beef, spicy shishito peppers, pungent blue cheese and smoky lemon-dressed salad are incredible together.

4. Jon's Tuna Conserva with Grilled Shishito and Bean Salad

This light and tangy salad keeps well and is great at room temperature, making it a good packed lunch or picnic dish.