Calçots (Spring Onion)

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CALÇOTS ... SPRING ONIONS ...

( pronounced: kal sots ) ...  

RECIPE:  ESCALIVADA ... 

CHARCOAL OR OVEN GRILLED 
CALÇOTS ... 

Photo Courtesy: Margaux Cintrano

CALÇOTS FROM CATALONIA ... designation or origin dating back to the Greeks and Romans ... Girona, and northern Barcelona ... and parts of northern Tarragona ... 

RECIPE ... 

ESCALIVADA signifes grilling over charcoal in Catalan, so this dish is esentially no more than char grilled spring onions ... These vegetables are prepared over coals and / or on a Hibatchi ... or today, on state of the art BBQs. 

1 1/2 tblsps. Balsamic Vinegar or Red Wine Vinegar
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp. fine grain to taste 
6 fl. oz. of Evoo or 180 Ml. 
6 small juicy red tomatoes
4 small Japanese style eggplants or zucchini 
3 red bell peppers 
2 green Italian or bell peppers 

1) place the whole peppers and the eggplants or zucchini or both directly onto a gently glowing outdoor fire of charcoal embers or fire wood or on BBQ or hot oven

2) cook turning frequently with tongs, until the skins is very dark and the veggies are tender to touch

3) cut a cross into the top of each tomato and place them on hibatchi or BBQ or hot oven for 5  minutes

4) remove the bell peps and the eggplants and the zucchini; and peel off the charred skins

5) tear peppers into strips ( virutas ) and thinly slice the aubergine or eggplant

6) arrange on warm serving tray and place the tomatoes in the centre

7) whisk the Evoo with remaining ingredients and pour on liberally

8) TO SERVE ESCALIVADA COLD: season with salt and pepper and moisten with Evoo and it can be served in similar fashion to antipasti; and this dish is traditionally served with Catalan Ali Oli homemade.

*** RECIPE ALI OLI: IBERIA SECTION - by: Margi Cintrano. 

*** one can sub Cipollini Onions from Italia, which are indigenious to Italia, and are purchasable from: www.specialtyproduce.com ( San Diego, California ) 

Enjoy,
Margi. 

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Margi Cintrano Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Master Chef Joined: 03 February 2012 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 6362	Post Options Post Reply Quote Margi Cintrano Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Calçots (Spring Onion) Posted: 26 February 2013 at 10:57
	CALÇOTS ... SPRING ONIONS ... ( pronounced: kal sots ) ... RECIPE: ESCALIVADA ... CHARCOAL OR OVEN GRILLED CALÇOTS ... Photo Courtesy: Margaux Cintrano CALÇOTS FROM CATALONIA ... designation or origin dating back to the Greeks and Romans ... Girona, and northern Barcelona ... and parts of northern Tarragona ... RECIPE ... ESCALIVADA signifes grilling over charcoal in Catalan, so this dish is esentially no more than char grilled spring onions ... These vegetables are prepared over coals and / or on a Hibatchi ... or today, on state of the art BBQs. 1 1/2 tblsps. Balsamic Vinegar or Red Wine Vinegar 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. fine grain to taste 6 fl. oz. of Evoo or 180 Ml. 6 small juicy red tomatoes 4 small Japanese style eggplants or zucchini 3 red bell peppers 2 green Italian or bell peppers 1) place the whole peppers and the eggplants or zucchini or both directly onto a gently glowing outdoor fire of charcoal embers or fire wood or on BBQ or hot oven 2) cook turning frequently with tongs, until the skins is very dark and the veggies are tender to touch 3) cut a cross into the top of each tomato and place them on hibatchi or BBQ or hot oven for 5 minutes 4) remove the bell peps and the eggplants and the zucchini; and peel off the charred skins 5) tear peppers into strips ( virutas ) and thinly slice the aubergine or eggplant 6) arrange on warm serving tray and place the tomatoes in the centre 7) whisk the Evoo with remaining ingredients and pour on liberally 8) TO SERVE ESCALIVADA COLD: season with salt and pepper and moisten with Evoo and it can be served in similar fashion to antipasti; and this dish is traditionally served with Catalan Ali Oli homemade. * RECIPE ALI OLI: IBERIA SECTION - by: Margi Cintrano. * one can sub Cipollini Onions from Italia, which are indigenious to Italia, and are purchasable from: www.specialtyproduce.com ( San Diego, California ) Enjoy, Margi.
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Rod Franklin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chef Joined: 17 February 2010 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 921	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rod Franklin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2013 at 11:36
	I've seen onions that look like that here, but I've never purchased any. I've not looked at them enough to notice the name of them either. Now, maybe I should!
	Hungry

MarkR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Chef Joined: 03 February 2011 Location: St. Pete FL Status: Offline Points: 625	Post Options Post Reply Quote MarkR Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2013 at 11:46
	I see onions just like that in the store here, but they are not sweet onions. At least I don't think so. I'll have to look again also.
	Mark R

Margi Cintrano Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Master Chef Joined: 03 February 2012 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 6362	Post Options Post Reply Quote Margi Cintrano Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2013 at 11:47
	Mark and Rod, They are a lovely sweet onion ... Wonderful aromatically too ... You should definitely enquire and buy a bunch ... and either BBQ or charcoal them, or oven them with a little Evoo, sea salt and Balsamic Vinegar ... They are also extremely healthy too ! Calçots from Catalonia are sweet & aromatic; however, Celbolletas are similar in taste to a white onion except they look like photo above ... I believe they are called Spring Onions in California ... I do not know about Florida or Mid West. Iberia may export them --- You can check with your Farmer´s Markets or: www.latienda.com www.spanishtable.com Margi.
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HistoricFoodie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 February 2012 Location: Kentucky Status: Offline Points: 4945	Post Options Post Reply Quote HistoricFoodie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2013 at 12:17
	In the States similar looking onions are usually marketed as "spring onions." Basically they are regular onions that have started to bulb. But they are not the same as calcots. Closest to those would be in you could get (or grow) Vidalias to that size.

Margi Cintrano Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Master Chef Joined: 03 February 2012 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 6362	Post Options Post Reply Quote Margi Cintrano Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 February 2013 at 12:57
	As previously stated these onions are sweet & indigenious to Greece and Italia which occupied Girona and Barcelona in ancient times & Adriatic Italy. There are 2 indigenious Italian onions, which are more closely related to the Catalan variety; called: Lampascioni which hail from Puglia ( A pale lavendar reddish variety ) Cipollini ( available in San Diego, California from: www.specialtyproduce.com ) Vidalias are not calçots however, are lovely like the cebolleta too which has a white onion profile. Thanks for your feedback, Margi
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