Grilled Vegetables With Lemon-Caper Dressing
- Total Time
- 1 hour (½ hour marinating)
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Ingredients
- 6Japanese eggplants
- 2yellow zucchini
- 2green zucchini
- 2red peppers (or one red, one yellow), seeded and cut in half
- Sea salt
- Approximately ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1clove garlic, green part removed, minced
- ÂĽcup lemon juice (or to taste)
- ÂĽcup fresh oregano leaves, chopped
- 1tablespoons salted capers, soaked, drained and chopped
- Freshly ground pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Slice the eggplant and zucchini lengthwise. Sprinkle the slices with salt and put them in a colander for 30 minutes to drain the bitter juices. Pat them dry with a dish towel.
- Step 2
Preheat grill. Grill the red peppers until the skins blacken. Put them in a paper or plastic bag and close it. When the peppers are cool, slip off their skins. Cut the peppers in strips and set them aside.
- Step 3
Lightly brush the remaining vegetables with some of the olive oil and grill the slices on both sides. Put them on a serving platter when they are done.
- Step 4
While the vegetables are grilling, make the dressing. Combine the remaining oil with the garlic and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly. Arrange the vegetables on a platter and pour the dressing over them while they are still warm. Garnish with the red pepper strips and sprinkle with oregano, capers, sea salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature (do not refrigerate).
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Comments
This was good and I have a feeling it will be better when I eat the leftovers today, after the flavors have melded further. I doubled the capers, threw in some grilled red tropea onions and also sprinkled the top with about a quarter cup of feta and a handful of toasted pine nuts.
Can I make it ahead
This was a beautiful and tasty starter at our BBQ dinner party. Sprinkled a handful of calamata olives along with the capers.
I just finished preparing this. I used fresh lemon thyme instead of oregano because I have some out on the deck. I mixed it into the dressing. It's sitting and we're bring it to a dinner party soon. It looks lovely.
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