| Grilled vegetables are a million times tastier that | | | | the fresh herbs go nicely with the oil and lemon juice |
| mushy boiled vegetables but unfortunately so many | | | | for a simple yet effective marinade, which will infuse |
| people forget about this wonderful cooking method. | | | | your vegetables with a delicious flavor. Serve the |
| Nothing beats a grilled vegetables recipe as an | | | | grilled vegetables by themselves, with pita bread, or |
| exciting side dish or even as an entree. If you are | | | | even over rice. You can serve the vegetables as a |
| watching your weight, you will find grilled fresh | | | | side dish or as an entree for vegetarians. |
| vegetables to be flavorful enough to satisfy you and | | | | If you are catering for vegetarians, by the way, they |
| healthy enough to help with your diet. | | | | will be very impressed with the effort they think you |
| Grilled vegetables are appetizing because of their | | | | have gone to, to make this tasty dish for them. Little |
| bright colors and the way they smell. The smoky | | | | will they know how simple it really was! |
| flavor they get from a charcoal grill also suits them | | | | What you will need: |
| very nicely. | | | | - 3 tablespoons lemon juice |
| Perhaps you want to add even more flavor to your | | | | - 1/3 cup olive oil |
| grilled vegetables and you are wondering what kind | | | | - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme |
| of sauce or dressing to make for them. Rather than | | | | - 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil |
| making a sauce, what about making a marinated | | | | - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| grilled vegetable recipe? Marinades give plenty of | | | | - 1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
| flavor to your vegetables and the flavor infuses right | | | | - 1 1/2 lbs chopped vegetables How to make it: |
| into them, rather than just coating them. | | | | Whisk all the marinade ingredients together, and then |
| Vegetables do not need to be tenderized, so an hour | | | | add the marinade to a big Ziploc bag. Add one and a |
| is sufficient time for marinating them. You might like | | | | half pounds of chopped vegetables, such as eggplant, |
| to use a simple grilled vegetables marinade such as | | | | zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers and squash, then |
| soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, or broth, or you can follow | | | | seal the bag and turn it a few times to coat the |
| a marinade recipe for vegetables if you would prefer | | | | vegetables. |
| a more complex flavor. | | | | Leave it in the refrigerator for an hour. Take the |
| A lot of meat marinades use acidic ingredients like | | | | vegetables out of the marinade and grill them five |
| lemon juice, limejuice, or vinegar to tenderize the | | | | inches above a moderately hot heat, turning them a |
| meat and these flavors feature in many vegetable | | | | few times during cooking. Brush them a few times |
| marinades also, but to give flavor, not for | | | | now and then with the marinade as they cook. If |
| tenderization. Fresh herbs are also popular ingredients | | | | you are using some hard vegetables, like carrots, and |
| in vegetable marinades, as are spices and oils. | | | | some soft ones, like mushrooms, bear in mind the |
| How to Make a Basil and Thyme Vegetable Marinade | | | | soft ones take much less time to cook. |
| This is a great recipe for a vegetable marinade and | | | | |