Printable Recipe: Marinated Grilled Vegetable Skewers Recipe

Marinated Grilled Vegetable Skewers Recipe

A bowl filled to overflowing with freshly roasted vegetables is always a delight. Want to make your this backyard grilling food idea SUPER easy? Place your sliced vegetables in a grilling basket and coat lightly with olive oil and whatever spices you like.

But this marinated version on skewers is so wonderful, and goes beautifully with the corn recipe on this page.

Makes 4 large skewers.

Ingredients:

Veggies:
1/2 C. thickly sliced zucchini
1/2 C. chunked red bell pepper
1/2 C. chunked yellow bell pepper
1/2 C. thickly sliced yellow squash
1/2 C. wedged red onion
16 fresh mushrooms
16 large cherry tomatoes
Wooden skewers

Marinade:
1/2 C. olive oil
1/3 C. soy sauce
1/3 C. lemon juice
2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp. honey
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional-- only if you like heat)

Instructions: 1. Place all your veggies in a large mixing bowl or resealable plastic bag.

2. In a separate small bowl, combine the marinade ingredients.

3. Pour over veggies and marinate at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.

4. Soak skewers one hour in water.

5. Preheat the grill to medium heat.

6. Place your veggies on the skewers, dividing them evenly. Reserve the marinade.

7. Grill veggie skewers directly on oiled grill rack for about 15 minutes, till crisp-tender. Brush occasionally with reserved marinade.

Cold Marinated Veggie Variation: Don't have time or space to make your veggies on the grill? Turn your veggies into a cold salad, instead.

If you know you're tight on time, this is a good element of your dinner party menu for the grill to make ahead of time. In this case, you can take carrot slices, chopped Brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, and cauliflower and turn them into a cold salad by simply adding some chunks of provolone, mozzarella, salami, ham, and a little vinaigrette ? fast, easy and very appealing!