Your Xmas color clasic combination hints at romance or relationship. I loved the subtle red reflection on the dark surface. A bit of orange in the red kept your score from springing to the top. I liked this one. Not too busy with lines, curbs and texture. Good luck
Goof idea for the challenge, I'm just not liking the overall execution much. Mainly,it seems the focus is a bit soft, I cannot see the details I would like to see.
That we are. I find my eye wandering a little around this image, probably because of a lack of crisp focus on the main focal points of the peppers. A nice concept though, and the red/green falls squarely into the challenge remit (unlike some of your competition).