Vegetable escalivada recipe

Escalivada or vegetable escalivada is a traditional dish from areas near the Mediterranean, such as Catalonia, Valencia and Murcia. It is prepared with oven-roasted vegetables and, although the vegetables used may vary depending on the area in which it is prepared, aubergines, onions and red peppers can never be left out.

This vegetable escalivada recipe is very healthy and perfect to enjoy as a starter, canapé, or as an accompaniment to meat or fish dishes. In addition, it is very simple to prepare and it keeps very well in the fridge, so we invite you to prepare it in season and discover how to make vegetables escalivada step by step.

Ingredients to make Escalivada of vegetables:

• 3 red bell peppers
• 3 eggplants
• 3 onions
• 1 splash of olive oil
• 1 pinch of salt

How to make Vegetable Escalivada:

Preheat the oven to 180ºC with heat up and down. If you have a fan, you can put it on to speed up the grilling of the vegetables.

Wash and dry the red peppers and aubergines well. Cut the aubergines in two and put them on a baking tray together with the peppers. Peel the onion, remove the thicker layers and transfer them to the tray as well. Spray the vegetables with a splash of oil and place them in the oven. Bake vegetables for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown. For them to be rich inside, the outside must be toasted.

When they are ready, turn them off and leave them in the oven for a while. You can also take them out and cover them with a kitchen towel to make it easier to remove the skin later. Remove the vegetables and clean them, remove the skin from the peppers and seeds, remove the meat from the aubergines and remove the outer layer of the onion. Cut the pepper into strips and put them in a bowl, do the same with the eggplant meat and onions. Sprinkle with a dash of olive oil and a little salt. It serves.

This vegetable escalivada can be eaten cold for salads or roasts, and hot to accompany meat or fish dishes.

Vegetable escalivada – Suggestions and other recipes

Of Catalan origin, the vegetable escalivada is enjoyed in many areas of Spain. Therefore, in addition to the usual ingredients, you can also find them prepared with tomatoes or garlic.  Likewise, you can prepare toast with roasted vegetables and add anchovies or tuna, thus turning this dish into a very complete preparation for a dinner.

Roasting vegetables is very simple and, in addition, they keep very well in the fridge. You can freeze the escalivada or prepare them in preserves to have them on hand when you need them. Discover here How to make homemade preserves. And if you don’t have an oven available, no problem. You can prepare a vegetable escalivada in the microwave  quickly and easily. Unlike the original recipe, in this case you will only have to peel and cut the vegetables before putting them in the microwave and leaving them at maximum power for about 10 minutes or until they are tender.