Monday, July 21, 2008

Grilled Veggies

Whether you have a garden or not, grill those veggies instead of cooking them up in the kitchen.

I have fell in love with the Olive Oil that contains Lemon. There are all kinds of brands out there, but I especially like this one produced by Asti Olive Oil Company. At our local store their Olive Oil called "Meyer Lemon Olive Oil". It certainly adds a little more flavoring to your recipes. I've started using it in just about everything right now.

With the zuchini, peppers and other fresh vegetable's coming out, here is a great little recipe to grill:

Grilled Vegetables:
1 Sweet Onion sliced
2-3 Zuchini's sliced or quartered
3-4 Peppers
1 Bunch of Basil cut up
After you have sliced/cut the veggie's and basil all up, put into a bowl. Add about 1/4 C of Olive Oil (OO)--if you prefer to use plain OO, then grate about a 1/2 lemon and add to the vegetable/basil mixture. Also, do not add more than 1/4 C of the Olive Oil as you do not want a big flare up when you are cooking on the Grill.

Then sprinkle on Sea Salt, Ground Pepper. Mix all together.

I have found a great grill basket at the store which is what I use when grilling the vegetables on the Grill.

Once the grill is hot, put your grilling basket on the grill, add all of the vegetables/basil to the basket. After about 5-8 minutes, stir the veggie mixture. You do not want the veggies to burn, so watch to make sure they do not sear too much. Depending on how many vegetables you have in the basket your cooking time can vary. Continue to stir your vegetables until they are finished to your liking.

And if you feel like it, right before you serve the grilled veggies, sprinkle on a little Feta Cheese over the vegetables.

Enjoy!!!!

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