Grilled Vegetables
Mexican Grilled Vegetables Salad
This is a tasty grilled salad featuring the flavors of grilled zucchini and tomato. The salad dressing is typically Mexican in flavor and suits the salad ingredients very well. You might not have thought of making a grilled vegetable salad before but the combination of grilled vegetables and cold salad ingredients actually works very well.
You can serve the grilled vegetables warm or cold, depending on your preference. Mexican vegetables include tomato, onion, corn and garlic and you can mix and match the ingredients in this recipe. Also, feel free to change the garnish ingredients. Any chilled, colorful salad ingredients work well here.
Grilled Tomato and Zucchini Salad with a Mexican Dressing
Ingredients -
For the Salad:
1 cup lettuce
For the Dressing:
¼ teaspoon sugar
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 tomatoes, not too ripe
½ red onion, finely chopped
1 zucchini in ¼ inch diagonal slices
Red cabbage, pickled carrot and basil to garnish
½ finely chopped onion
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon celery seed
1 cup salad oil
1/3 cup vinegar
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Preparation:
Preheat the grill to medium hot.
Wash the lettuce and arrange half on each plate. Mix the onion into the cheese and sprinkle this mixture over the lettuce.
Cut each tomato into large wedges and place the zucchini and tomato wedges on the grill.
The vegetables are done when they are tender and slightly charred.
Arrange the vegetables on the plate and decorate with the garnish ingredients.
To make the dressing, combine the dry ingredients then mix in the vinegar and mustard. Add the oil and keep beating so it does not separate. Pour the dressing over the salad or serve it on the side.
(Serves 2)
A Picture of fresh tender tomatoes and zucchini fresh from the grill and made into this delicious Mexican Grilled Vegetables Salad.
