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Catalan Cuisine

Escalivada

Tiempo de lectura: < 1 minuto

Escalivada remains one of Catalonia’s oldest culinary techniques. Its etymology gestures back to the Latin word calivu, which simply means caliu (ember).
The dish’s characteristic taste is that of vegetables roasted in the heat of an oak fire, although most Catalans tend to make escalivada in their ovens for everyday meals.

Escalivada can be served as a main course if paired with a coca de recapte (with sausage or anchovies), or as a side to grilled meat or fish. To enjoy it as any good Catalan would, eat it on a piece of pa amb tomàquet.

Servings
4
Ready in
60 min
Ingredients
  • 3 red bell peppers
  • 3 medium eggplants (look for firm ones)
  • 5 small sweet onions
  • 1 Tbsp. Catalan Extra Virgin Olive Oil – EVOO
  • Kosher salt

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Step by Step Instructions

Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 395°F. While the oven is heating up, clean the peppers and eggplants, then rub them with oil and a little salt. Wrap the unpeeled onions in aluminum foil.

Step 2.
Roast ingredients for 45 minutes.

Step 3.
Once the peppers and eggplants are cooked through, place them on a plate and cover with a kitchen towel or another plate so that they remain moist, making them easier to peel. The onions, once cool, need not be covered. In times past, onions roasted in the embers were wrapped in newspaper.

Step 4.
Peel the vegetables, seed the peppers, then cut them into narrow strips (or your preferred size).

Step 5.
Season the escalivada with extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt.

Recommended Wine Pairing

Castell d encus

Celler: Castell d’Encus
Wine: Thalarn
Grape Varieties: Syrah