Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Mixed Vegetables with Potatoes
A classic side dish at cookouts from spring through autumn is grilled fresh vegetables including potatoes. The potatoes can make this dish of mixed fresh veggies hearty enough to be a meal in its own right and it makes a perfect accompaniment to whatever else is being thrown on the grill that day. You can choose from any vegetables which are fresh and in season, but this recipe includes some that can be found in peak freshness throughout the summer.
Feel free to make changes to this recipe according to what your local farmer’s market or produce shop has available. Of course, if you happen to be a gardener you can mix things up with some of the bounty from your own back yard! Potatoes are the staple ingredient here and are available year round. This dish takes well to any number of different seasonings or even nothing but a pinch of salt and pepper!
Mixed Grilled Potatoes Vegetables
Ingredients -
4 medium size potatoes, cut into ¼ inch wedges
12 asparagus spears, cut into thirds after discarding the woody bottom part of the stem
2 small or one larger tomato, halved and sliced
A handful of green beans or wax beans, cut into 1" pieces
Diced onion and/or garlic, if desired
A dash of olive oil
(Feel free to get inventive and make your own additions as well)
Seasonings of your choice, to taste
Preparation:
Heat up the grill while you chop your vegetables and place them onto a 2’ length sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil, along with any herbs and seasonings you like (you can also add these after the vegetables have been grilled).
Fold up the foil into a packet so that your vegetables will steam while getting just a touch of that grilled flavor and a little bit of a sear.
Place the packet on a medium hot grill and cook for about 10-12 minutes (the potatoes are the key here, since they take longer to cook than most other vegetables - which is why they are sliced fairly thin in this recipe).
It is really that simple to make this great side dish, which celebrates the bounty of summer.
(Serves 4)
A picture of a our Grilled Mixed Vegetables with Potatoes fresh from the barbeque and best when picked fresh from the garden. It makes a nice change from the standard grilled potatoes and is a fun lunch side dish the kids will love to help make. If you have a hard time getting your kids to eat their vegetables try this quick and simple recipe.
