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Grilling vegetables

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What vegetables do you grill most often? I'll confess that we're in a rut.

We do a lot of corn, and sometimes potatoes, or zucchini. Once recently we grilled pineapple.
 
We usually do white potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions, zucchini, corn, mushrooms, eggplant, peppers, broccoli and cauliflower, squash, asparagus, pineapple, nectarines, peaches, lemon and orange slices.
 
potato, squash, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, corn

and we love grilled pineapple, so yummy and so sweet
 
I love grilled vegetables; they taste so much better over charcoal. Can't explain it, but it is tasty.

I am not too adventurous either. We grill a lot of corn, also potatoes. I saw grilled peaches on Boy Meets Grill one time and have been wanting to try that. I bet they would be tasty alongside some ice cream.
 
all of the above, plus onions. oh my heavens, grilled onions are so fantastic.
 
Mmmm, grilled onions. Just yesterday I had some sauteed corn that had grilled onions in it. YUM! I fully intend on trying that at home.
 
I grill corn on the cob in the husks. Also grill green and yellow squash and potatoes that have been marinated in Italian salad dressing for an hour.

Another recipe I make is red skin potatoes wedges that have been coated lightly with olive oil and then sprinkled with Old Bay Seasoning (or your favorite seasoning blend). The olive oil keeps the seasoning on the potatoes. You could skip that, and season after cooking by simply sprinkling the seasoning on.

Never have grilled onions though. I bake them with pot roasts and love the taste they get from the beef. Love them onions, and use them in almost every meal.

Do you season the onions with anything before grilling them?
 
I love grilled corn, but I have an issue with it.

Most of the time, people advise to season it in the husks before grilling. But I have a hard time with this. If I pull back the husks to get the seasoning on there, it's hard to put it back on.

Or am I just cornhusk-challenged?
 
I don't season corn before grilling. I just grill it, and butter it after opening the husk. Nice sweet corn that's available right now doesn't need seasoning it's so delicious. I agree that you can't sew the husk back together after opening it.
 
Grilled onions are the best!!!
The Lowe's near my house has a food vendor right outside the exit. They are always grilling onions and when you come out, that is all you smell. Of course, they probably do more sales just because the smell of grilling onions than if they didnt grill them. It if was just hotdogs with chopped onions, they probably wouldnt sell as much.
 
Yes, our Home Depot has the same thing. It's amazing how good it smells when you're all hungry from doing work on your house or whatever.
 
I love to cook corn on the cob on the grill. I find that cooking the corn in the husks makes it harder to eat when it is done because you burn your fingers trying to get the husks off. So now I remove the husks first and then wrap the corn in a piece of aluminum foil and place them over the coals. Make sure to periodically turn the corn so that all sides are evenly done. The foil provides the same protection and moisture retention as does the husks. It also allows those of you that like to season your corn on the cob before you cook it. When the corn in good and fresh I find that a little bit of butter and a dash of salt after it is cooked is all it needs.
 
There are some vegetables that I really don't like, but when they're grilled, I can actually tolerate them. I don't prefer them, though...
 
I grill corn on the cob all the time. I always remove the husk, add butter, salt & pepper. This makes the best corn on the cob, in my opinion.
 
BagCSC said:
Grilled onions are the best!!!
The Lowe's near my house has a food vendor right outside the exit. They are always grilling onions and when you come out, that is all you smell. Of course, they probably do more sales just because the smell of grilling onions than if they didnt grill them. It if was just hotdogs with chopped onions, they probably wouldnt sell as much.
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you can never go without grilled onions
 
Here's a couple things you might want to try.

1 - Put Onions and Bell Peppers and Jalepenos in one of those baskets used for grilling fish... there's usually a slide on the handle end that will give your veggies a nice tight fit. It's not going to fit very well in most standard charcoal or gas grills so just keep turning it and moving it around for a few minutes... perfect for fajitas. Oh don't forget to drizzle olive oil on everything.

2 - Portabella mushroom caps brushed with olive oil and grilled make an amazing topping for your burgers. The mushroom caps will lose a bit of moisture during the cooking process and flatten out a bit, so don't be intimedated by there size.

3 - add margarine, salt and pepper and Feta cheese to corn on the cob and roll in foil. Big time flavor on this one.

I could be here all day but I need to save something for future posts:p
 
Grilled ONIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best grilled vegetable ever.
 
Asparagus, mushrooms, green beans, Onions, tomatoes, Vidallias (to make a French onion soup), and potatoes.
 
I too love the grilled onions. I also use a cast iron skillet to sort of bake all kinds of veggies. Usually a mixture of squash, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers etc. With the lid closed I find a 10 - 15 minute head start on whatever meat you're grilling is about right. Drizzle some olive oil on it and add some Mrs. Dash extra spicy or whatever. Just give it a stir whenever you check or turn the meat. BTW I put the skillet on the upper "warming" rack, not on the grill.
 
I love grilled vegetables. One of my favorites is zucchini sliced and drizzled with olive oil before adding garlic, salt, pepper, and marjoram.
 
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