Grilled Vegetables
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Honey and Orange Vegetable Kabobs
Not all grilled kabob recipes are marinated but marinating vegetable kabobs gives them a beautiful flavor and there are plenty of different marinades to choose from. The following recipe combines orange bell pepper, which is halfway between the sweetness of yellow bell pepper and mildness of red bell pepper, with mushrooms, zucchini, and red onion, for plenty of color and a great flavor. The marinade is a combination of soy sauce, orange juice, ketchup, peanut oil and ginger, as well as a little garlic, for a sweet and sticky finish.
These kabobs have a mild Asian flavor, because of the marinade, and they are good served with noodles or rice if you want to serve them as an entree as opposed to as a side dish. These honey and orange flavored vegetable kabobs are simple to make and they are cooked on wooden skewers so you can turn them easily, for even cooking. Try to char them slightly because they look nice when you do.
If you enjoy an eastern taste, you will like these kabobs. Feel free to substitute different vegetables if you like but remember that some veggies take longer to cook that others so if you want to use harder vegetables, like yams or carrots, either parboil them first or give them longer on the grill.
Sticky and Sweet Vegetable Kabobs
Ingredients -
1 orange bell pepper
1 zucchini
1 red onion
6 oz button mushrooms
1 crushed clove garlic
⅓ cup soy sauce
⅓ cup orange juice
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons peanut oil
Preparation:
Stir the garlic, soy sauce, orange juice, ginger, honey, ketchup, and peanut oil together in a 1 quart measuring jug to make a marinade.
Trim the bottoms off the mushrooms, and then slice them in half vertically.
Chop the red onion and bell pepper into 1 inch chunks.
Cut the zucchini into ⅓ inch slices and cut each slice in half.
Arrange the vegetables in a shallow glass dish and pour the marinade over the top, stirring it a bit so everything is covered.
Cover the dish and refrigerate the marinated vegetables for an hour.
Soak wooden skewers in cold water while the vegetables marinate.
Thread the vegetables on to the skewers and cook them over a moderately hot grill, turning them now and then so they cook evenly.
When the vegetable kabobs are tender, serve them with rice or noodles.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
These colorful and flavorful vegetable shish kabobs are easy to make. The vegetables are cut into chunks and then marinated in a delicious sweet and sticky sauce. If you want a stronger sauce flavor, you can baste the vegetable kabobs as they cook. This vegetable shish kebab recipe is perfect if the day is warm and you want to cook outside. As long as you soak the wooden skewers and marinate the veggies before you begin, you can cook these outdoors and maybe if you have space on the grill you can also cook the noodles or rice in a pan over the grill too, if you are feeling adventurous!
