Don’t you
love summer? I adore the way the days can be hot and the evenings cool (at
least in Los Angeles they are). This kind of weather inspires me to get out of
the kitchen and cook outside. To grill. There are tons of grill cookbooks
filled with fabulous sauces, but there’s one thing I really love to cook.
Grilled vegetables. They’re so simple.
I love
zucchini year-round. I’ll stir fry it or make it into zucchini zircles, LINK BELOW... (dipped
in flour and dredged in egg and Parmesan), or I’ll chop it and top it with
Parmesan and a dollop of sour cream.
ZUCCHINI ZIRCLES |
But during
the summer, I cut zucchini lengthwise, brush it with olive oil, and set it on the
grill while cooking my main course. Grilling vegetables takes minutes.
GRILLED ZUCCHINI
Ingredients:
1 zucchini
per person
3-4
tablespoons grated Parmesan per person
olive oil
salt and
pepper to taste
fresh herbs
Directions:
Rinse
zucchini. Slice off ends and then slice lengthwise (about 4-5 thick slices).
Brush both sides with olive oil.
When your
main meal is about 4 minutes from being done, set the zucchini on a medium-hot
part of the grill. Cook 2 minutes. Using tongs, flip the zucchini. Cook another
2 minutes.
Serve
immediately, dusted with Parmesan cheese.
If you’d
like, sprinkle with salt and pepper and fresh crushed herbs. I particularly
like basil on zucchini.
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Oh, I love zucchini; I grew up on it, and this is a great time to cook with it, too. My local grocery store and green market has a pile of them. Thanks for sharing these delicious ideas, Daryl/Avery, and I hope you enjoy your Labor Day weekend!
ReplyDelete~ Cleo
Cleo, funny, but as I was searching for my zucchini zircles recipe so I could share the link, I ran across all your beautiful zucchini recipes! For anyone looking for more choices, hit the word zucchini at the lower right on the MLK page. It'll bring up all sorts of goodies!
DeleteDaryl / Avery
Are those Brussels sprouts on your grill? I'm so envious. The climate in CA must be very different. We haven't seen Brussels sprouts for months!
ReplyDeleteI love grilled zucchini. Eggplant and squash, too. Yummy!
~Krista
Isn't it amazing what different products we get across the country in the same "season"??? Yes, Brussel sprouts. Love them grilled.
DeleteHugs,
Daryl
I want Brussels sprouts and zucchini on my grill! But everything's better with cheese. Which cheeses would taste heavenly on the Brussels sprouts?
ReplyDeleteLaine, I use either Paremesan or blue cheese on Brussels sprouts. And if you grill the sprouts indoors, you can add garlic and oil to them. Or brush them with that before grilling. Then crumple blue cheese on top. Delish.
DeleteDaryl / Avery
Thanks, Daryl! We love zucchini and now we have two new ways to cook them. A lovely bonus! Glad to get that nutritional info too.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
MJ