Power Grid Salad

Ingredients

• 2 aubergines
• 2 courgettes
• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 red onion
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• salt and pepper to taste
• handful fresh parsley

Method

1. Preheat a grill pan over high heat.
2. Slice the aubergines and courgettes lengthwise into 0.5 cm thick strips.
3. Cut the peppers into wide strips and the onion into rings.
4. Mix olive oil, red wine vinegar, finely chopped garlic, paprika, chili flakes, salt, and pepper for a marinade.
5. Brush all vegetables with the marinade.
6. Grill the aubergine, courgette, pepper, and onion until nicely marked and soft.
7. On each plate, lay a large aubergine slice as the mast base. Stack three courgette slices diagonally as mast beams. Lay pepper and onion rings horizontally as 'wires' over the 'mast'.
8. Garnish with roughly chopped parsley.

Serving notes

• Serve on a white plate so the pylon silhouette stands out.
• Drizzle extra marinade over the vegetables for extra zing.