Grilled Vegetable Salad

‘Escalivada’ originates from Catalunya in north-eastern Spain. It gets its name from the Catalan ‘escalivar’ which means ‘to char’, for traditionally the vegetables are cooked over hot coals. Nowadays a barbecue is ideal for making escalivada as charcoal imparts that magical smoky flavour, which is more difficult to achieve with conventional ovens. It is an amazingly versatile salad that can be served as a starter, with toast and salted anchovies, or with most meat or fish. It can be served