• 2 New Mexico red chile pods
  • 8 teaspoons roasted, peeled, and chopped New Mexico green chile

Makes about 8 teaspoons

1. Preheat oven to 400°.

2. Cut red chile pods into pieces using kitchen scissors or de-stem them (no need to remove seeds) and place them in a coffee grinder or food processor and chop into smaller pieces.

3. Briefly pulse red chile and green chile together in a food processor, until just combined.

4. Spoon 1 teaspoon topping onto a freshly boiled bagel and pop into oven. Bake for about 20 minutes.

This recipe originally appeared in "Everything Bagels" by Lynn Cline.