Easy Grilled Vegetables Recipes

Grilled fresh vegetables make a wonderful side dish. They can also be used to make other grilled vegetables recipes like soup, pizza, kabobs and more. Grilling vegetables gives them a rich flavor, keeps them juice and gives them attractive grill marks.

Vegetables are delicious as well as healthy and there are so many different recipes you can use them in. Vegetables are nutritious anyway but grilling is a great cooking method because you do not have to add a lot of fat or oil.

In fact, you do not have to add anything to most veggies when you grill them because grilling keeps them juicy and moist. You can add a little butter or oil though, to keep them succulent, as well as any other flavorings or basting liquids. You can even marinate your vegetables and other ingredients before firing up the grill, to give the grilled vegetables recipe more flavor.

There are so many marinades you can choose from, including Asian style marinades, herby Mediterranean style ones, hot and spicy marinade recipes and many more. You can even invent your own recipes for marinades when you have tried a few out.

Different Ways to Grill Veggies

If you want to make a grilled veggie side dish recipe, you can either chop the vegetables into chunks and grill them, stuff them with other ingredients or cut them into small pieces and wrap them in foil packets. If you use foil packets, there are plenty of different herbs, spices and flavorings you can add to infuse your vegetables with flavor.

Another way to cook them is to use grill baskets. If you are grilling very small pieces of vegetables and you do not want to make foil packets for them, a grill basket is a good way of making sure your food cooks without falling through the grates on to the hot coals.

Recipe for Greek Style Grilled Squash Packets

This simple recipe combines wonderfully flavorful summer produce with Greek flavorings. The foil packages allow for easy cleanup and this recipe makes enough for four servings.

What you will need:

2 thinly sliced zucchini
2 thinly sliced yellow summer squash
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated parmesan
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped scallion
1 de-seeded, chopped tomato
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 cup pitted olives

How to make it:

Preheat the grill to medium. Arrange the onion, squash, tomato, olives and zucchini on an 18 inch square sheet of heavy duty foil. Mix the lemon juice, garlic salt, oil, pepper and oregano together and pour this mixture over the vegetables. Fold the foil packets around the vegetables and seal them well.

Grill the Greek veggie packets for half an hour or until all the vegetables are soft. Take care when you open the foil because the steam will be very hot. Empty the vegetables on to a serving platter, sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the top and serve hot.