Back to Recipe

Summer Lovin' Grilled Veggies

Here's how you make Summer Lovin' Grilled Veggies
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 7
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 7 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 to 1 1/4 pounds zucchini (2 medium, chopped into chunks)
  • 1 to 1 1/4 pounds squash (2 medium summer squash, chopped into chunks)
  • 2 large yellow or red onions (chopped ~2 inch dice)
  • 2 bell peppers (2 inch dice)
  • 5 ounces mushrooms (1 1/2 cups button mushrooms, optional)
  • 1 cup French salad dressing
  • Italian dressing (1/2 cup, like Wishbone or Kens brand)
  • 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chipotle chile pepper (dry, ground, to taste, or cayenne, taste bit by bit until you've reached your personal desired taste)
  • 1 to 3 teaspoons liquid smoke (more or less to taste. I normally use hickory, but mesquite is fine too)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Chop vegetables by trying to keep all within the same uniform size. Place chopped vegetables in a large ziplock bag (the larger bags found in Cosco or BJ's is best).

  • Step 2: In a medium bowl, mix all remaining ingredients. Remove about 1/2 cup into a small bowl, reserve, cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator (this 1/2 cup of reserved dressing is optional). Pour remaining dressing mixture into bag and massage vegetables to distribute marinade mixture evenly. Make sure each vegetables piece is thoroughly covered with dressing mixture.

  • Step 3: Seal bag and try to push air out. Place bag in a clean bowl. Refrigerate and marinate for 4 - 8 hours.

  • Step 4: Prepare and heat up grill.

  • Step 5: Remove veggie bag from refrigerator. Place a large sieve over a bowl big enough to hold sieve. Pour veggies into sieve, letting the sauce drip into bowl.

  • Step 6: Place a grill basket over hot grill.

  • Step 7: Pour vegetables into grill basket. Every so often with long tongs turn vegetables to cook evenly. When turning vegetables, spoon in marinate sauce into vegetables until all is used up.

  • Step 8: Grill for approximately 20 - 30 minutes until vegetables are cooked to desired doneness. They should be tender with slight crisp and some pieces slightly charred (being careful not to over-char).

  • Step 9: Serve hot. If using reserved sauce, pour over veggies and toss to distribute evenly or serve plain without added sauce.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Grill basket or skewers

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.