Escalivada: step by step recipe that always looks good

The escalivada is one of the traditional dishes of Catalan cuisine, although it is also eaten in other regions such as Valencia, Murcia or Aragon. We love it because it is a very healthy recipe made only with vegetables and olive oil. Its ingredients are eggplant, pepper and onion.

Ingredients of the escalivada

To make a baked roast beef like this one that is accompanied by anchovies and boiled egg you need:

2 aubergines
2 bell peppers
2 medium onions
1 clove garlic
Olive oil and salt

Clean and puncture

While the oven is preheating to 220º, wash and dry the unpeeled aubergines, peppers and onions. And prick the aubergines with the help of a fork or a knife so that they do not burst when roasted.

Bake the vegetables

Arrange all the vegetables on the baking tray greased with olive oil. Bake for about 20 minutes. Then turn them over and bake for 10 more minutes. Remove the peppers and reserve them covered. Leave the eggplant 10 more minutes and the onions, 20.

Let stand and peel

Do not peel the roasted vegetables after removing them from the oven because the meat will break. To facilitate the peeling of the vegetables it is essential to let them rest covered for half an hour so that they sweat. In the case of peppers, begin to pull the skin at one end and pull it carefully.

Shred

Then, with the help of a knife (or directly with your hands), cut the pepper, eggplant and onion into thin strips.

Dress and reserve

Finally, place the strips of vegetables on a tray, add salt and olive oil and, if you like, you can add minced garlic.

Escalivada with cheese and anchovies

A classic of the escalivada recipes is to accompany it with goat cheese, feta cheese, fresh mozzarella or even cottage cheese, which is one of the lightest cheeses.

Salpicón of escalivada, olives and anchovies

It is also very tasty cut into cubes and mixed with slices of green and black olives and anchovy. Discover more easy salads.

Puff pastry with escalivada

Or you can try more sophisticated dishes like this puff pastry recipe. Roll out a sheet of dough and cut it into 4 rectangles. Make strips with the excess dough and glue them with a little water around the rectangles to form boats. Put them on a plate with parchment paper and brush with beaten egg. Prick the dough several times with a fork and cook it for about 20 minutes at 200º. Remove from the oven, fill with the escalivada, and serve.

The escalivada is a typical dish of Catalonia, although we also find it in other communities such as Valencia, Murcia or Aragon. It is a very healthy recipe since it only contains vegetables and a little olive oil. Its ingredients are eggplant, pepper and onion.

It works very well as a first course or as an accompaniment to grilled meat or fish. You can transform it into a unique dish if you add a legume such as chickpeas and beans and complement it with some protein - hard-boiled egg, sautéed chicken cubes or canned anchovies go very well.

Calendula recipe: how to make it step by step

Ingredients:

2 aubergines
2 bell peppers
2 medium onions
Olive oil and salt

Realization:

Put to preheat the oven to 220º.
Wash and dry the aubergines, peppers, and onions.
Prick the aubergines so they do not burst.
Arrange them all on a baking tray greased with oil.
Bake for about 20 minutes. Then turn them over and bake for 10 more minutes.
Remove the peppers and reserve them covered. Leave the eggplant 10 more minutes and the onions, 20.
Take them out of the oven, and cover them too so that they sweat for about 30 minutes.
Remove the skin from the onion and the aubergine and carefully remove the skin from the peppers, as well as the seeds.
With the help of a knife or with your hands, cut them into strips
Season it with olive oil and salt.

You can accompany it with toast, cheese, anchovies, boiled egg …

How to remove the skin from roasted peppers

When the peppers are roasted, remove them, place them in a bowl, cover them with parchment paper and let them rest until completely cool. Then, remove the skin from the peppers starting at one end and cut them into strips.