I just thought I put out a few tips for veggies I like to grill. I am the queen of the grill in our house. The only time the hubby grills is at parties when I am already busy with everything else. I like to grill. Most of the time it is pretty simple to do and not as messy as the kitchen. We have a natural gas grill with a hook up to the house. I was so excited when I saw that upon buying the house. We got a nice Weber stainless steel grill capable of the hookup and I’ve been a happy camper ever since.
Summer Veggies I like to grill:
Sweet corn – either shucked or with the husks
Sweet Red, Orange, or Yellow peppers (my personal favorite!)
Asparagus
Summer squash
These are just a few that you can try. Cut up and clean your veggies. I keep the peppers in large pieces. All I do is sprinkle with some olive oil, fresh cracked pepper and sea salt and throw on the grill. Easy peasy. Just grill until they are blackened a bit, but not too mooshy. I like them to be a little crisp. I usually throw a few sprinkles of sea salt over the top again after cooking.
I have also done aluminum packets with cubed potatoes, onions and mushrooms with some butter, salt and pepper. These usually take about 20 minutes on the grill. Of course there are also the ever-popular kabobs, with cherry tomatoes, onions, peppers and mushrooms. You can’t go wrong with those!
Do you have any favorite veggies you like to grill? Please share, as I’d love to try more!
FYI – the kids LOVE to eat corn on the cob off the grill. One of the few veggies they will eat for us.
Here’s a summer salad I made this week with grilled veggies. It’s a bit like my cowboy caviar recipe. I served it with grilled chicken that had been marinaded half the day in Lawry’s baja chipotle marinade (my favorite!).
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can shoepeg corn, rinsed
2 tsp cilantro, chopped
juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp sugar
1-2 tbsp white vinegar
1 grilled red pepper, chopped up after grilling
1/2 large onion grilled, chopped up after grilling
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix everything together and serve. Easy!
WE loveeee grilled veggies in this house! 🙂 After the farmers market, tomorrow, I will most likely grill me some veggies for dinner. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
are you kidding me???
I thought the Lawry’s baja chipotle marinated chicken was OUR secret! 🙂
Sounds awesome… I’m hungry!
Another thing to add to the list of things Stacy is good at: grilling!
Yum, I’m hungry now.
Aw sounds sooo yummy! Good thing you didn’t post pictures, otherwise I’d have to fix myself a meal…and it’s 1:00am! LOL
How do you like the Weber? We’re thinking of getting one. They say Weber is very good. I wasn’t sure I’d do a lot of BBQ~ing but those grilled veggies sound so good! I might be tempted to just get it!
Oh yum. I could eat grilled veggies all day. And I love what you’ve done with the cowboy caviar recipe, I never thought to add grilled chicken!