Veggie kebabs hot from the grill
The most visually striking item on the menu this past Saturday was veggie kebabs. My girlfriend Leslie Anne said she was fixing salmon and green beans for the grill, so I decided not to repeat the asparagus from the weekend before. Eggplant and tomatoes for the grill was an option, but I decided to experiment with veggie kebabs.
My new HEB Grocery store had pre-packaged kebabs with three skewers of mushroom, red and green bell peppers, yellow and zucchini squash, and red onion. With the cutting already done, all I had to do was add olive oil and Montreal Steak Seasoning. Although they grilled just fine, the problem was geometry. Getting enough oil and spices on all the veggies of three skewers was a problem as was cooking them in this colorful manner.
Next time I'll pull out the skewers before dumping the veggies into the plastic bag with oil and spices. That will save me a lot of oil and spices that went to waste. The veggies also cook at different rates. Onion and bell peppers take the most time and should be skewered together. Squash takes an intermediate amount of time on the grill. Mushrooms cook very quickly and should go on last along with some tomato slices that weren't included in the assortment shown here.
I've eaten grilled veggie kebabs before cooked by others, but this was my first attempt. You can also see cornbread, grilled salmon, and grilled green beans. The grilled salmon always works out fine, but the grilled green beans were the best ever. More about those items and my new dress later..
Veggie kebabs hot from the grill
The most visually striking item on the menu this past Saturday was veggie kebabs. My girlfriend Leslie Anne said she was fixing salmon and green beans for the grill, so I decided not to repeat the asparagus from the weekend before. Eggplant and tomatoes for the grill was an option, but I decided to experiment with veggie kebabs.
My new HEB Grocery store had pre-packaged kebabs with three skewers of mushroom, red and green bell peppers, yellow and zucchini squash, and red onion. With the cutting already done, all I had to do was add olive oil and Montreal Steak Seasoning. Although they grilled just fine, the problem was geometry. Getting enough oil and spices on all the veggies of three skewers was a problem as was cooking them in this colorful manner.
Next time I'll pull out the skewers before dumping the veggies into the plastic bag with oil and spices. That will save me a lot of oil and spices that went to waste. The veggies also cook at different rates. Onion and bell peppers take the most time and should be skewered together. Squash takes an intermediate amount of time on the grill. Mushrooms cook very quickly and should go on last along with some tomato slices that weren't included in the assortment shown here.
I've eaten grilled veggie kebabs before cooked by others, but this was my first attempt. You can also see cornbread, grilled salmon, and grilled green beans. The grilled salmon always works out fine, but the grilled green beans were the best ever. More about those items and my new dress later..