Grilled vegetable salad has the great taste of a good salad plus the great taste of grilled food. It is actually very simple to make and only requires about 10 minutes of grilling time, so it is ideal for the weekday grilling. One of the best things about a grilled vegetable salad is that you can mix and match any vegetable you like to change it up a bit.
Salad Ingredients:
- 2 green peppers
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 orange pepper
- 1 red pepper
- 2 zucchinis
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 red onion
- cherry tomatoes
- feta cheese
- dried cranberries
- Favorite salad, mixed greens is my recommendation
- Olive Oil
Instructions:
- Prepare the grill for direct medium-low grilling
- Cut the tops and bottoms of the peppers and remove the cores and then cut them so you can lay them flat in one long piece
- Slice the zucchinis so they are long thin strips
- Cut the cucumbers into thin rounds
- Slice the onions into thin rounds
- Play a little bit of olive oil on the peppers, zucchinis, cucumbers, and onion and place on the grill
- Grill the peppers till they skins are charred and the remainder of the vegetables till they are warm through out
- Remove from the grill and remove the charred skin from the peppers
- Slice the grilled vegetables into smaller pieces, size is up to you and place in a serving dish, and add the cherry tomatoes to the serving dish
- Place the mix salad, feta cheese, and dried cranberries in separate bowls
- Serve with the following dressing
Salad Dressing Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
Mix all the ingredients up together and a bowl and serve with salad.
Results:
Salad turned out great! Had the great taste of grilled foods, but the refreshing simplicity of a salad. The dressing went great with the salad, as you just want something simple to help bring out the flavors of the vegetables and not to cover up the taste.