What is escalivada?
Escalivada is a warm or cold dish made with roasted vegetables, aubergine, red bell pepper, onion and sometimes tomato . Originally, the vegetables were grilled but nowadays they are also oven-baked.
Ingredients:
- 1 roasted red pepper
- 1 roasted eggplant
- 5 or 6 black olives
- 1 grated onion
- 2 heaped tbsps of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 liter of milk
- Sea salt
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 egg
- Breadcrumbs.
Preparation:
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In a frying pan, pour a good amount of olive oil and sauté the grated onion.
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Next, we will add the flour and lightly coat it with oil.
We will gradually add the milk as needed, stirring with a whisk to prevent the dough from sticking to the pan. -
Add salt to taste and when the dough is almost ready to come away from the pan, add the roasted peppers and eggplant, cut into small squares.
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Add the olives, also cut into small pieces.
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Continue stirring until the dough pulls away from the pan.
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Let the dough cool for a few hours and beat the egg to coat the croquettes.
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We will shape them with the spoon and coat them in egg and breadcrumbs.
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Fry in plenty of virgin olive oil and serve warm.