Grilled Vegetables

Name: Grilled Vegetables
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium-size yellow squash, ends trimmed; 2 medium-size zucchini, ends trimmed; 2 long, thin Japanese eggplants, ends trimmed; 1 medium-size red pepper; 1 medium-size yellow pepper; 1 fennel bulb; 1 chayote (a squash available in specialty stores and some su-permarkets); 8 whole okra; 4 scallions; 4 shiitake mushroom tops; 4 ounces olive oil; 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/8 cup rice-wine vinegar; 1/4 cup olive oil; 4 one-inch slices of white goat's-milk cheese

Recipe from Arizona 206

Adapted by Trish Hall

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Total Time: 13 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Rating: 4(72)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

The Vegetables

2medium-size yellow squash, ends trimmed
2medium-size zucchini, ends trimmed
2long, thin Japanese eggplants, ends trimmed
1medium-size red pepper
1medium-size yellow pepper
1fennel bulb
1chayote (a squash available in specialty stores and some su-permarkets)
8whole okra
4scallions
4shiitake mushroom tops
4ounces olive oil

The Vinaigrette

⅛cup balsamic vinegar
⅛cup rice-wine vinegar
¼cup olive oil
4one-inch slices of white goat's-milk cheese

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Preparation

Step 1
Cut squash, zucchini and eggplants in half, slicing from top to bottom. Quarter, seed and devein peppers. Trim green feathery part of fennel, then cut in quarter-inch slices, leaving core intact. Using a plastic bag or plastic gloves to protect your hands from the stickiness of the chayote, peel and then cut it into quarter-inch slices.
Step 2
Put all the vegetables in a bowl. Pour oil on top and toss.
Step 3
To prepare vinaigrette, mix together the vinegars and the oil. Reserve.
Step 4
Place vegetables on a grill over a medium fire and cook for 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Turn over and repeat.
Step 5
When cooked, put vegetables on a platter, drizzle with vinaigrette and serve with a slice of goat cheese.