Grilled zucchini and bell pepper salad
A grilled vegetable salad with a fresh herb dressing
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 medium sized summer squash or zucchini (green and yellow)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 2 medium size onions
- olive oil for brushing onto the vegetables
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
For the dressing:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
- ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash your summer squash(zucchini). Remove the stem end and slice them length-wise.4 medium sized summer squash or zucchini (green and yellow)
- Wash the bell peppers and cut off the tops. Then, cut each pepper in half, length-wise. Scoop out the seeds and white ribs.1 red bell pepper, 1 yellow bell pepper
- Peel the onions and slice them in half length-wise.2 medium size onions
- Preheat your outdoor grill to high.
- Brush the cut sides of the zucchini, peppers and onions with olive oil; season with salt, pepper and the oregano.olive oil for brushing onto the vegetables, salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Grill the vegetables cut side down, for approximately 7 minutes, rotating the vegetables halfway through so that you can get some nice grill marks on them.
- Flip the vegetables, brush them with oil, and grill for an additional 2 minutes.
- Remove the zucchini from the grill; the peppers and onions might require an additional few minutes. The vegetables are to be fork tender.
- Remove the vegetables from the grill and set them aside until they are cool enough to handle. Then, cut the vegetables into one inch pieces and place them in a bowl.
- To the vegetables, add the dressing ingredients one at a time; add the 1/2 teaspoon salt, the olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, basil, parsley and ground black pepper.1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, ground black pepper to taste
- Toss gently to combine.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.