Escalivada Catalana (Catalan Roasted Vegetables)

Escalivada Catalana, sometimes called escalibada, is a Catalan roasted vegetable dish. It features eggplant, red peppers, onions and sometimes tomatoes.

Catalonian-Inspired Grilled Vegetable Salad (Xató)

Xató is a salad from the Catalonia region of Spain that features an alluringly bright and nutty romesco-like sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, almonds, sherry vinegar, and more. It's traditionally served with a varied mix of fish and vegetables, but we've found it's also delicious on grilled vegetables.

Small Plates: 4 Spanish Tapas That Use Only 4 Ingredients Each

Intended as a cheap way to draw customers into drinking establishments, the most traditional tapas are easy to make, inexpensive, and go perfectly with booze. Nobody wants throwing a party to be a chore, least of all the cook. In that spirit, here are 4 simple tapas that require only 4 ingredients (aside from salt, pepper, and olive oil). They're guaranteed to get the mixers mixing and the shakers shaking.

Charred Eggplant and Tomatoes with Harissa and Mint

Young, firm eggplants are the best for this dish. Cook them just till they char and become tender, any longer and they will turn mushy. After a few seconds, they will absorb all the oil in the pan; they will cook just fine without the need for more.

Armenian Grilled Vegetable Salad (Khorovats Salad)

This easy Grilled Vegetable Salad (khorovats salad) is a summer staple on any Armenian picnic or cookout menu. It's the perfect side dish for grilled meats, and an ideal addition to a vegetarian meze platter.

Grilled Ratatouille

If you, too, are a sucker for grilled veggies, mix a bunch of them together with a tangy herb vinaigrette for this irresistible grilled interpretation of ratatouille.

Balsamic Vegetable Skewers

Balsamic vinaigrette adds a tanginess to fresh vegetables that have been skewered and grilled until lightly charred.

Oven Roasted Eggplant (aubergine)

This is a recipe for how to make roasted eggplant so they're plump and juicy inside and gorgeously caramelised on the ouside, rather than a soggy mush.

Roasted Eggplant With Tahini, Pine Nuts, and Lentils

This dish of eggplant roasted until caramelized and tender, served over stewed lentils with an extraordinarily light and creamy tahini sauce and crunchy pine nuts, was dinner and lunch for more meals than I care to count a couple of weeks back. Not that I'm complaining: It's extremely good.

Middle Eastern Roasted Eggplant with Couscous

Middle Eastern Roasted Eggplant with Couscous - 15 minutes prep for this fragrant melt-in-your-mouth eggplant piled high with a fresh couscous. Divine starter or as a meal. (Vegan Tahini Drizzle recipe included as an alternative to dolloping yoghurt on!)