Roasted Cheese & Tomato Stuffed Mini Pepper Appetizer with Parsley Cilantro Pistou - I Feel Like Coo

Ingredients

• 10-12 mini bell peppers, washed and halved with sinews and seeds removed
• 1 C finely grated English Cheddar cheese or other sharp cheese
• ¼ C + 3 T Mayonnaise divided (just enough to make it a moist paste with the cheese)
• ¼ T chili powder
• ¼ t ground cumin
• ½ regular can of diced tomatoes, drained well. Or ¾ C fresh tomatoes with seeds removed and diced
• 1/2 C + loose bunch of cilantro. Cut another 3 T chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 C loose bunch of flat leaf parsley
• 3T+ or – light oil plus more for rubbing on peppers
• 1 large clove of garlic or 2 small. About 1 t chopped
• 1 generous T of lemon zest
• Sprinkling of red chili flakes
• Sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste