Line of Ballot Boxes

Name: Line of Ballot Boxes
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 8 small red snack peppers; 150 g feta cheese; 100 g cream cheese; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 red chili pepper; 1/2 zucchini; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp chopped dill; Salt and pepper to taste

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TypeSide dish

Serves4 people

DateSeptember 19, 2026

Stuffed peppers as ballot boxes in a tidy row, with a spicy sting inside.

A row of small stuffed peppers, each upright like a ballot box, with a thin strip of zucchini as a 'slot.' The line symbolizes the long queues at the polling station and the illusion of choice: neat and promising outside, with a sharp filling inside.

Ingredients

8 small red snack peppers
150 g feta cheese
100 g cream cheese
1 clove garlic
1/2 red chili pepper
1/2 zucchini
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp chopped dill
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Cut the tops off each pepper and remove seeds, keeping the peppers whole.
Mix feta, cream cheese, finely chopped garlic, chili, dill, salt, and pepper into a smooth filling.
Fill the peppers and stand them upright in a baking dish.
Slice the zucchini into 8 thin long strips and insert one into each pepper as a 'slot.'
Brush peppers with olive oil.
Bake for 15 minutes until soft but still firm.
After baking, line up the peppers neatly in a row on a rectangular platter.

Serving notes

Serve on a narrow board or platter, peppers neatly in line.
Sprinkle extra dill for an 'official' touch.