| Grilling vegetables is a wonderful way to add flavor | | | | 5. Try grilling peppers, especially chili peppers. Grilled |
| to usually plain or bland vegetables especially when | | | | chilies add a wonderful, rich flavor. Chilies can come |
| following a low sodium diet. The key here is adding | | | | mild (no heat) to wild (lots of heat). The seeds and |
| flavor. The more flavor you add, the less salt or | | | | membranes contain most of the heat. You can |
| sodium you will feel you need. Grilled vegetables are | | | | scrape most of the heat out and leave it out or add |
| flavorful, healthy and easy to prepare. | | | | a little at a time, to the heat level you like. Chop-up |
| 8 Tips For Healthy, Flavorful, Grilled Vegetables On A | | | | these grilled chili peppers and add to your platter of |
| Low Sodium Diet: | | | | grilled vegetables or add them to a dipping sauce, a |
| 1. Season your vegetables with good salt free | | | | barbecue sauce, even a salad dressing. |
| seasonings. You can also use an olive oil mixed with | | | | 6. Use spicy or hot and spicy salt free seasonings, |
| no salt seasonings, drizzled over the cooked grilled | | | | even a no salt added chili powder. So many folks |
| vegetables or in a side dish for dipping. | | | | think about adding spicy flavors to meats or sauces |
| 2. Use freshly ground black pepper. For a variation try | | | | but they forget about the grilled vegetables. Spicy no |
| grinding a rainbow of colored peppercorns. You can | | | | salt seasonings add another dimension of flavor. More |
| find an assortment of black, white, green and pink | | | | flavor is why so many folks like a spicy or a spicier |
| peppercorns, already mixed for you, in most grocery | | | | barbecue flavor or barbecue sauce. Spicy grilled |
| or specialty food stores or online. These add more | | | | vegetables have amazing flavor. Spicy doesn't have |
| flavor and add a beautiful presentation to grilled | | | | to be real hot. |
| vegetables. | | | | 7. Grill vegetables at a lower temperature. Grilling on a |
| 3. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, or fresh lime | | | | lower heat helps give flavor more time to get into |
| juice over the finished grilled vegetables. Just a little | | | | the vegetables. Many think vegetables should cook |
| bit adds wonderful flavor. | | | | just a few minutes over high heat. Try the lower |
| 4. Learn to use wood chips. These are available in a | | | | temperature for a longer time and let the grill or |
| variety of flavors (different types of wood) and | | | | smoke flavor really permeate those vegetables. |
| sizes. The basic wood chips like hickory wood can be | | | | 8. Always cook extra grilled vegetables for leftovers. |
| found in most grocery stores. Some of the different | | | | Leftover grilled vegetables can be easily reheated the |
| types of wood chips like, mesquite, apple, maple and | | | | next day or added to sandwiches, salads, omelets |
| many more can be found in specialty food stores, | | | | and more. |
| some hardware stores, online, and of course most | | | | Nothing is more beautiful than serving a colorful |
| stores that sell barbecues have a good variety of | | | | platter of healthy, flavorful, grilled vegetables |
| wood chips. Don't feel limited to just one kind of | | | | especially on a low sodium diet. |
| wood chip. Remember aroma adds flavor. | | | | |