How To Grill Vegetables

grilled_vegetablesThere are a lot of articles on how to grill vegetables, but the fastest and easiest is to simply layer your fresh veggies in a pocket of aluminum foil with your favorite seasonings and a few ice cubes and set them on the grill for 5-8 minutes (flipping at last once). Butter works too, but will make the vegetables crunchy, while ice gives them a more steamed taste and texture. Enjoy some simple bbq recipes here.

Open Faced Pita Sandwich

veg_pita Open Faced Pita Sandwich – This spectacular, warm, vegetable pita sandwich recipe is oven toasted, enhancing the sweet juicy taste of all those garden fresh veggies. These open faced pita’s are also ideal for brunches and buffets, as they completely vegetarian. A quick, easy, and healthy recipe, that is great for lunch.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 0-5 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Open Faced Pita Sandwich

1/4 c Carrots, julienned
1/4 c zucchini, julienned
1/4 c mushrooms, sliced
1/4 c Onion, julienned
1/4 c Bell pepper, julienned
Salt Pepper OR Mrs. Dash
4 ts Mustard, prepared
2 Pita pockets
4 Tomato slices

Directions to make Open Faced Pita Sandwich

Step 1:Saute vegetables in water or steam until tender. Drain and season to taste. Spread thin layer of mustard on top of whole, unsplit pita. Top with vegetables and tomato slices
Step 2:Toaste lightly in preheated, 375 degree oven @5 minutes.

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Salmon Wrapped Asparagus in Sauce

veg2 Salmon Wrapped asparagus in sauce – This elite, extragant looking, salmon and asparagus recipe is just phenomenal! Fresh salmon fillets are wrapped around the distinctive, dark green asparagus, then covered in a creamy, homemade sauce, recipe included, for an out of this world flavor. A great fish and vegetable recipe when entertaining as it presents very well.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: asparagus, Salmon

Ingredients to make Salmon Wrapped asparagus in Sauce

2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon minced green onion
1 tablespoon minced chives
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
MUSHROOM SAUCE:
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine
1 teaspoon olive or canola oil
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup 2% milk
1 tablespoon minced chives

Directions to make Salmon Wrapped asparagus in Sauce

Step 1:In a large skillet, bring 1/2 in. of water to a boil; add asparagus spears. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water; drain and pat dry. Cut salmon widthwise into 1/4-in.-thick slices. To form one bundle, place three to four slices cut side down, overlapping edges slightly; wrap around five to six asparagus spears. Secure with toothpicks. Repeat for remaining bundles.
Step 2:In a large skillet, bring 1-1/2 cups water, wine or broth, onion, chives, salt and peppercorns to a boil. Using a spatula, carefully add bundles. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-8 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Step 3:Meanwhile, for sauce, in a skillet, saute mushrooms and green onions in butter and oil until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chives. Serve over bundles.

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So Easy Stuffed Eggplant

stfd_egg So easy Stuffed eggplant - This hearty, homestyle, stuffed eggplant recipe, tastes divine. The saturated in flavor pulp of the eggplant is sauteed with fragrant onion and garlic, fresh mushrooms and rustic bulgur. An easy, oven baked, vegetarian recipe that I have always received many compliments on.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Main Ingredient: Garden Vegetables

Cook Time: 40 mins
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make So Easy Stuffed Eggplant

2 lg Eggplants
1/4 c Olive oil
1 lg Onion, diced
2 Garlic cloves, chopped
1 c Mushrooms, sliced
1 c Bulgur wheat
3/4 c Vegetable stock
1 ts Oregano
Salt & pepper

Directions to make So Easy Stuffed Eggplant

Step 1:Cut eggplants in half & scoop out pulp. Leave 1/2 skin. Place shells in shallow baking dish. Dice pulp.
Step 2:Saute onions in oil till tender, donft brown. Add cubed eggplant pulp & cook till tender. Add garlic, mushrooms & bulgur. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring often. Add stock & rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover & simmer for 20 minutes or till moisture is absorbed.
Step 3:Spoon into prepared shells. Drizzle a little more olive oil over the top if desired & pour 1/2 c water into baking dish. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes

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Barley Mushroom Soup

barley_mushroom_soup Barley Mushroom Soup – This scrumptious, slow simmered, barley mushroom soup recipe is so easy, you won’t believe it! Vegetable broth, and irresistable, garden fresh veggies, provide a perfect base for the tender barley,in this hearty, vegetarian soup that is a meal. Add a slice of fresh homemade herb bread to round it out nicely.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Barley Mushroom Soup

1/2 c Chopped onions
1/2 c Chopped carrots
1/2 c Thinly sliced celery
3 c Sliced fresh mushrooms
5 c Water
1/2 c Barley
4 ts Vegtable broth powder
1/8 ts garlic powder

Directions to make Barley Mushroom Soup

Step 1:Put vegtables in a large soup pot with a little water and cook for 5 min stirring frequently. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Cover & reduce heat to low & simmer 1 hour.

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Super Stuffed Mushrooms

stf_mush Super Stuffed mushrooms – These very easy, very creamy stuffed mushrooms, are a one-of-a-kind vegetable recipe! The divine, creamy texture come from the addition of half and half, and parmesan cheese. And since we love lots and lots of flavor in our recipes, we also added a little clam juice to really “tickle your tastebuds”.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Main Ingredient: Mushrooms, Clam Juice
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Super Stuffed Mushrooms

1/2 lb Mushrooms, with big caps
1 md Onion, chopped finely
1/2 c Clam juice
3 T Sauterne wine
1/4 c bread crumbs
3 T Butter
1/2 c Half and half
3 T Parmesan cheese

Directions to make Super Stuffed Mushrooms

Step 1:Pop stems out of mushrooms (don’t tear cups). Cut stems up finely. Saute mushrooms and onions in butter (or olive oil) slowly, over medium-low heat, until limp; be careful not to let mixture burn.
Step 2:Add clam juice and wine; cook slowly until most of the liquid has evaporated. Add bread crumbs to shroom mixture in pan; mix well. Should be quite dry. Add half and half until mixture has a good texture, like slightly dampish clay for hand-building pottery. Add parmesan.
Step 3:Fill mushroom caps with mixture (will have to mound). Bake in toaster oven at 250 degrees F. until mushrooms start looking shriveled and ooze juice, getting brown.

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Loaded Baked Potaoes

 

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Loaded Baked Potatoes – If you are a big fan of baked potatoes, you absolutely must try these, they are baked with a twist. The classic baked potato is topped with additional vegetables, sauteed red pepper and mushrooms

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Potato
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Loaded Baked Potatoes

2 Baking potatoes
1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms,sliced
1 Sweet red pepper,diced
1 Clove garlic,minced
2 tb Olive oil
2 tb Water
1 1/2 ts Lemon juice
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
2 tb Butter,divided
Salt & pepper to taste
Fresh parsley

Directions to make Loaded Baked Potatoes

Step 1:Scrub potatoes; rub skins with oil. Place on baking sheet; bake at 400 for 1 hour or until done.
Step 2:Five minutes before potatoes are ready to come out, sSaute mushrooms, red pepper, and garlic in olive oil until crisp-tender; add water and lemon juice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes; add 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 ts pepper.
Step 3:Split and fluff potatoes; add 1 tb butter to each potato, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with hot mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

 

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