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Escalivada

Escalivada/es-kah-lee-VAH-dah/
Also known as: Catalan Roasted Vegetables
EscalivadaPhoto: Wikimedia Commons
About this dish

Smoky roasted eggplant and pepper, dressed simply with olive oil.

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Ingredients
🍆2 eggplants
🫑3 red bell peppers
🧅1 onion
🫒Olive oil, for serving
Method
Serves 3
1
Roast the whole vegetables at a high temperature or over coals until the skins are charred and the flesh is very soft.
2
Let cool, then peel off the charred skins.
3
Tear the vegetables into strips.
4
Arrange on a plate and drizzle generously with olive oil.
5
Season with salt and serve at room temperature.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Escalivada is a traditional Catalan dish, valued for the deep, smoky flavor from slowly roasting whole vegetables over coals or in an oven.

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