Perhaps your refrigerator’s crisper drawers are bulging like an over-stuffed piñata with all of the CSA vegetables you’ve been neglecting for weeks. Perhaps you were ambitious and got to the farmer’s market by 8 AM last Saturday morning like the early bird you never are during the week and stocked up on the abundance of summer produce that wasn’t picked over yet—but now, you have no idea what to do with it all. Relax. Take a deep breath. The answer is sitting on your fire escape—or if you’re lucky, in your patio or backyard. It’s your grill!
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Summer is the best time of year for a fully vegetable-based meal that satisfies even the pickiest carnivores (and makes vegetarians and vegans feel rightfully smug). And its also the time of year where grilling outdoors is as much a national pastime as it is a means to prepare dinner, so fire up your little flying-saucer-esque Coleman and assemble your ideal veggie line up. We collected some of our best grilled vegetables dishes to help you plan the perfect vegetarian grilling menu.There's no reason to toss your carrot tops when you can turn them into a fresh, herby sauce to pair with grilled carrots—kinda like nose-to-tail dining, except entirely veg.Step up your skills in the kitchen by trimming your artichokes yourself. The tender hearts inside get even better when they're grilled and finished with a simple mustard and shallot vinaigrette.We can't decide what we love more in this vegetable sandwich: the intensely briny (in a good way!) homemade olive tapenade, or the natural sweetness that comes out when you grill summer vegetables just right.When it comes to large heirloom eggplant varieties like the prosperosa, chef Diego Moya likes to grill the whole vegetable as-is, which gives a char to the outside while leaving the interior tender and sweet.
Grilled Carrots with Sunflower Seeds and Carrot Tops Recipe
Grilled Artichokes Recipe
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Tapenade and Goat Cheese Recipe
Easy Whole Grilled Eggplant Recipe
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Grilled Green Beans and Summer Squash Recipe
Charred Carrots with Herb Ricotta and Pickled Shallot Recipe
Grilled Green Salad with Tahini Dressing Recipe
Grilled Eggplant and Cherry Tomatoes Recipe
Grilled Fingerling Potatoes with Mustard Recipe
Grilled Sweet Corn Recipe
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Grilled Zucchini and White Bean Salad Recipe
Grilled Avocado with Ponzu Sauce Recipe
Grilled Cucumber Salad Recipe
Grilled Corn Summer Salad Recipe
Grilled Apricot Crostini Recipe
Grilled Cabbage Wedges Recipe
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