Make room on the grill for vegetables!
They take longer to cook, and risk burnt outsides and/or underdone insides.
To avoid this, precook these hearty veggiesmicrowave or boil themto halfway done.
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For even smaller vegetables like chickpeas, or hard ones like baby carrots, use a mesh grill basket.
Delicate broccoli and cauliflower florets tend to fall apart when set straight on the grates.
Cabbage doesn’t usually come to mind when it comes to grilling, but perhaps it should.
Victor Protasio
It works beautifully when sliced into steaks (as does cauliflower) or wedges.
Cucumbers and celery are in that category.
Their high fiber content and most of their nutrients dissipate when cookedwhether you’re inside or outside.
Jennifer Causey
How to Grill Vegetables
With your vegetables selected, gather your supplies and let’s get grilling.
“Success with grilled vegetables starts with how you cut them for the grill,” says Taylor-Brown.
Pat dry again, if necessary.
Sang An
Step 4: Toss in Oil
Now’s the time to toss your veg in cooking oil.
Use a marinade if you’d like, but keep in mind that most flavors will burn off.
When it comes to grilled veggies, dressing is more effective when added after cooking.
Greg DuPree
Step 5: Preheat
Heat a grill to medium or medium-high, and brush grates with oil.
Most vegetables cook in less than 15 minutes, flipped halfway through.
Taylor-Brown notes that cooking at too high a temperature is a common pitfall.
Andre Baranowski
Grilled Vegetable Recipes
Here are our favorite recipes that use grilled vegetables.
Prep everything inside while the grill preheats and then grill up a veg to impress!
Grilled Mediterranean Salad
A grilled pasta salad?
Greg DuPree
Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.
It features a lemony ricotta “sauce” topped with grilled asparagus, peppery arugula, and crunchy pistachios.
To finish, drizzle with equal parts honey and sriracha.
Charles Masters
Grilled-Eggplant Salad
Perhaps we should call this the “everything grilled salad.”
Alongside eggplant wedges on the grill are heads of romaine (cut lengthwise) and halved plum tomatoes.
Grilled Eggplant and Smoked Mozzarella Melts
This vegetarian dish comes together in less than 25 minutes.
Serve with a green salad for a healthful, refreshing summer meal.
