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How to Make Grilled Vegetable Skewers

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Vegetables are perhaps the easiest food to cook on skewers - you have more choices and you don't need to worry about cooking them all the way through. This recipe makes about a dozen skewers.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 c. olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp. each salt and fresh cracked black pepper
  • 2 zucchini
  • 2 yellow summer squash
  • 1 red onion
  • 12 wooden or metal skewers
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  1. Step 1

    Whisk together the garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Wash the zucchini and squash well.

  3. Step 3

    Cut the zucchini and the squash diagonally into slices about 1/3-inch thick and 2 to 3 inches long.

  4. Step 4

    Peel the onion and cut off three slices, each about 1/4-inch thick.

  5. Step 5

    Cut each slice in quarters but don't disturb the rings.

  6. Step 6

    Skewer the vegetables, alternating between the onion quarters, squash and zucchini.

  7. Step 7

    Brush them well with the olive oil mixture.

  8. Step 8

    Grill them over medium heat until tender, basting with any of the leftover olive oil mixture.

Tips & Warnings
  • Consider the vegetable choices in this eHow a mere suggestion. Many vegetables are suitable for skewering and grilling, including mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, eggplant slices, asparagus sections, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers and many more.
  • Use whatever basting sauce or marinade you prefer. A vinaigrette salad dressing, which is what this mixture really is, helps the food to grill evenly and taste great.

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