How to Smoke Vegetables

Smoked vegetables are easy to prepare and they taste so much better than other veggies. You may even find your family looking forward to eating their vegetables. Read on to learn how to smoke vegetables.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Vegetables cut into chunks or slices
• Vegetable or olive oil
• Salt and fresh ground pepper
• Pastry or basting brush
• Electric or charcoal smoker

1. Start your charcoal in a charcoal smoker or turn on your electric smoker on high to let it heat up.

2. Cut up your vegetables into slices or chunks. You can use just about any vegetables, from mushrooms, squash, corn to asparagus. If you can grill a vegetable, you can smoke it and they'll take on a richer, more flavorful quality when you smoke them.

3. Lightly brush the vegetables with oil, then season with salt and pepper.

4. If the slices are big enough, you can place them directly on your smoker's grill. However, if they are too small, place them on a baking pan or a perforated grill pan made especially for small items.

5. Place the veggies on the smoker and reduce the heat to low.

6. Check the veggies frequently to make sure you don't overcook them.

7. Remove the veggies when they are cooked through but not too soft. They make a great addition to any dinner.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a light wood chip for smoking these vegetables, like apple or alder.

[bethflorida]

on 8/16/2009 I know smoking time varies (like microwaves) but are we talking 30 min or 3 hours?