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Roast the peppers standing up

Heat the oven to 400°F. Sit the hollowed peppers upright in a roasting dish, rub them and their lids with half the olive oil and a little of the salt, and roast until they have softened and colored at the edges.

— If one will not stand, shave a sliver off its base — but only a sliver, or the juices run out the bottom.