Slightly charred and kissed with smoke, grilled scallions and green onions are a wonderful side dish or as an addition to countless dishes.
In early spring in Spain there are aromatic festivals in many villages in Catalonia, the region around Barcelona. The Festa de la Calçotada, consecrates the first thing edible from the garden in spring: Green onions called calçots.
The calçot is a thick sort of green onion or scallion. They are planted in summer, and pop out of the ground early in spring. They are grown like white asparagus, by mounding dirt around the young shoots as they emerge so the sun can’t strike them. The result is a long thick white stalk with a crown of green leaves at the top.
Grilled Green Onions Scallions Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 bunches of scallions
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup romesco sauce
These recipes were created in US Customary measurements and the conversion to metric is being done by calculations. They should be accurate, but it is possible there could be an error. If you find one, please let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page
Method
- Prep. Rinse the scallions, cut off the dead and brown greens, chop off the roots, pull off the dirty outer layer from the bulbs, and sprinkle them lightly with salt, pepper, and olive oil in that order.
- Fire up. Preheat the grill in a 2-zone configuration. Align the grill grates so that you can place the bulbs directly over the hot side, and the greens over the indirect zone, without them falling through. Leave the lid open and stand by the grill, rolling the onions around and letting them char a bit but not blacken too much. The greens should toast nicely, but if they don't get crispy, you can flip the greens over the direct heat for a minute or two.
- Serve. Enjoy the grilled calçots with a bowl of romesco sauce for dipping. Wash it down with Catalan wine.
- Party. Here we see Chef Anthony Bourdain drinking from a porron.
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