Grilled Zucchini Squash Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Place yellow squash and zucchini on a square of aluminum foil; sprinkle with lemon zest, lemon juice, and butter. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Wrap the aluminum foil over the vegetables.
• Cook vegetables on the preheated grill until tender, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. Slice zucchini and squash 1/2 inch thick diagonally. Quarter bell peppers.
• In a large bowl, toss vegetables with oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Grill vegetables until tender, 6 to 8 minutes per side.
• Return vegetables to bowl; toss with basil.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium. In a large bowl, gently toss zucchini, squash, oil, vinegar, and oregano; season with salt and pepper. Working in batches if necessary, lift vegetables from marinade, and grill, covered, turning once, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Reserve marinade. (To store, refrigerate vegetables and remaining marinade separately, up to 1 day.) Drizzle grilled vegetables with remaining marinade, and serve.

Steps:

• Mix mayo and garlic until blended. Combine vegetables in large bowl. Add mayo mixture; toss to evenly coat.
• Refrigerate 30 min.
• Heat grill to medium-high heat. Add vegetables; grill 3 min. on each side or until tender.
• Spoon vegetables onto platter; sprinkle with basil.

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic and thyme in a large bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper and gradually whisk in the olive oil.
• Slice both of the squash diagonally into 1/4" thick slices.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons of the marinade into a small bowl, cover and set aside.
• Add all the squash to the remaining marinade in the large bowl and toss to coat.
• Transfer the mixture to a 13x9 glass baking dish, cover and marinate at room temperature for at least 3 hours.
• Can also be refrigerated for up to one day to marinate.
• Season squash with a little additional salt and pepper and grill on the barbecue or on an indoor grill pan until they are crisp tender and brown, turning occasionally for about 8 minutes.
• Transfer squash to a serving platter and drizzle with the reserved 3 tablespoons of marinade.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for cooking over medium-high heat. In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, dried parsley, garlic powder and vinegar. Mix well to combine and set the marinade aside while you prepare the vegetables.
• Trim the ends from the zucchini and slice lengthwise 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick (if the zucchini are more than 4 to 5 inches in length, cut in half before slicing). Add the vegetables to the marinade and toss well to coat. Set aside for 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
• Remove the zucchini from the marinade and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill the zucchini until just tender, about 2 minutes per side. Arrange on a platter and garnish with the Brown Sugar-Bourbon Pumpkin Seeds, cilantro and queso fresco, if using.
• Preheat a grill for cooking over medium heat.
• Put a medium cast-iron pan on the grill and add the olive oil. Heat the oil, then add the pumpkin seeds and brown sugar seasoning and stir to coat. Toast, stirring often, until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool completely, then store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
• Place the zucchini, and squash on a large sheet of aluminum foil, and dot with butter. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Seal vegetables in the foil.
• Place the foil pack on the preheated grill, and cook 20 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Halve each squash, but do not peel.
• Combine sauce ingredients and brush squash with sauce.
• Place on medium hot grill and cook about 5 minutes on each side, basting frequently with the sauce.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Thread vegetables alternately onto 8 skewers.
• Grill 10 min. or until crisp-tender, turning frequently and brushing generously with barbecue sauce.
• Serve with any remaining sauce.

Steps:

• Prepare grill for indirect-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (high heat for gas).
• Trim squash and/or zucchini and halve lengthwise, then toss with salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl.
• Oil grill rack, then grill vegetables directly over hottest part of coals, covered only if using a gas grill, turning over once, until grill marks appear, about 6 minutes total. Move vegetables to area of grill with no coals underneath and grill, covered, until tender, about 4 minutes more. Transfer to a platter.
• While vegetables are grilling, whisk together lemon juice, mustard, sugar, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a small bowl. Pour dressing evenly over vegetables before serving.