Grilled Vegetable Recipes

Steps:

• Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush the vegetables with 1/4 cup of the oil to coat lightly. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and pepper. Working in batches, grill the vegetables until tender and lightly charred all over, about 8 to 10 minutes for the bell peppers; 7 minutes for the yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, and mushrooms; 4 minutes for the asparagus and green onions. Arrange the vegetables on a platter. The key to getting those great grill marks is to not shift the vegetables too frequently once they've been placed on the hot grill.
• Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, parsley, basil, and rosemary in a small bowl to blend. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the herb mixture over the vegetables. Serve the vegetables, warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well.
• Marinade cut vegetables for 3 to 4 hours and then grill or brush marinade onto vegetables as you grill.
• Yield 1 cup marinade.

Steps:

• Place the peppers directly over the flame of a gas-stove burner on high heat or on a grill. Roast peppers, turning with tongs, until blackened all over. (Alternatively, broil peppers on a baking sheet, turning as each side becomes charred.) Transfer to a large bowl, and cover immediately with plastic wrap. Set aside to steam 15 minutes. Peel peppers; discard skin. Remove stems, seeds, and ribs; cut each pepper into 2-inch pieces.
• Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon salt. Add carrots; cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to ice-water bath to stop cooking; transfer to kitchen or paper towels to drain completely. Repeat the process with squash, zucchini, fennel, and celery root. Squash and zucchini will take about 5 minutes; fennel and celery root will take about 8 minutes.
• Preheat grill to medium (if you are using a charcoal grill, coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for just 5 to 6 seconds). Whisk together thyme, basil, garlic, and oil in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Brush all of the vegetables with herb oil. Grill peppers and blanched vegetables until heated through and marked by grill, about 5 minutes for peppers, 8 to 10 minutes for blanched vegetables. Grill radicchio and tomatoes until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes for tomatoes, 7 to 8 minutes for radicchio. Transfer to serving platters. Brush with remaining herb oil; season with salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Cut squash, zucchini and eggplants in half, slicing from top to bottom. Quarter, seed and devein peppers. Trim green feathery part of fennel, then cut in quarter-inch slices, leaving core intact. Using a plastic bag or plastic gloves to protect your hands from the stickiness of the chayote, peel and then cut it into quarter-inch slices.
• Put all the vegetables in a bowl. Pour oil on top and toss.
• To prepare vinaigrette, mix together the vinegars and the oil. Reserve.
• Place vegetables on a grill over a medium fire and cook for 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Turn over and repeat.
• When cooked, put vegetables on a platter, drizzle with vinaigrette and serve with a slice of goat cheese.

Steps:

• layer 2 large sheets of heavy duty tin foil.
• add vegetables.
• combine dressing ingredients, drizzle over vegetables.
• fold sides of tin foil, seal tightly.
• grill covered over medium heat for 30 minutes, turning packet once.
• cut foil and serve.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first 7 ingredients. Place 3 tablespoons marinade in a large bowl. Add vegetables; turn to coat. Cover; marinate 1-1/2 hours at room temperature., Transfer vegetables to a grilling grid; place grid on grill rack. Grill vegetables, covered, over medium heat until crisp-tender, 8-12 minutes, turning occasionally., Place vegetables on a large serving plate. Drizzle with remaining marinade.