Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Grill Zucchini

Vegetables cooked on the grill just taste better, to me.  This recipe doesn't call for the zucchini to be cooked directly on the grill, but rather indirectly so it basically steams.  The accompanying onions have a nice caramelized taste, though.  Notice that there are no grill heat settings on these instructions.  I have a charcoal grill and it is all that I have ever grilled with, so heat settings for this would be difficult.  Whatever your meat is cooking at should be fine.

Serves 2
Oil or nonstick cooking spray
1-2 thin slices onion
1 small zucchini or yellow squash, sliced 1/8 inch thick
1/2 tablespoon cold butter, cut into small pieces
Dash salt and ground black pepper

1. Place a rectangle of aluminum foil on a flat work surface.  Brush with oil or spray with nonstick cooking spray.  Arrange onion rings on foil.  Top onion with zucchini or squash.  Sprinkle zucchini with cold butter, then salt and pepper.  Bring up sides of foil and seal around zucchini.
2. Grill foil package over direct heat for about 5 minutes, then move to cooler part of the grill for another 2-3 minutes.  Remove foil package from grill to a heatproof surface.  Empty grill package onto serving platter, drizzling any juices over vegetables, and serve hot.

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