Vegetable Kebabs

Check out this easy Grilled Vegetable Kebabs recipe!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups mushrooms whole – about 4 oz
• 2 cups zucchini cut in 1 inch circles – about 2 squash
• 2 cups bell peppers cut in 1.5 inch squares – about 2 peppers
• 2 cups onions cut in 1 inch segments – about 2 small onions

Marinade

• ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon dried parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash/chop vegetables.
2. In a bowl, whisk together marinade.
3. In a large bowl, or plastic bag combine vegetables/marinade. Allow the marinade to sit for at least 10 minutes (one hour is best).
4. While vegetables marinate, heat grill to 375 (medium/high).
5. Once vegetables have marinated – add them to skewers.
6. Place skewers on heated grill for 9-10 minutes. Flip and cook for an additional 5-6 minutes.
7. Note: If you don’t have a grill you can bake these at 400 for 10-15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

It will also be helpful to have metal skewers – they’re better than wooden because they don’t split! If using wooden skewers, soak ahead – This will prevent the skewers from burning/catching on fire. Honestly though, I don’t think wooden skewers are the best for grilling.

Substitutions for this vegetable kebab recipe:

• Marinade – You can adjust the marinade on this if you’d like.
• Spices – You can use different herbs/spices in the marinade. Try swapping basil for thyme or rosemary!
• Oil – You can use avocado instead of olive oil in this recipe if you’d like.
• Vegetables – Other veggies work great with this recipe. You can try cherry tomatoes, corn, or eggplant! It’s also good with pineapple!

Best vegetables for grilling: Mushrooms, onions, peppers and zucchini are my favorite veggies for grilling, but you can also try tomatoes, corn (cut in small chunks) or eggplant.

Worst Vegetables for Grilling: We don’t recommend grilling lettuce, potatoes, or carrots. They do not cook well.

How do you cut vegetables for kebabs?

Every veggie is different, but here’s what we recommend for cutting vegetables for kebabs:

• Zucchini  – Zucchini can easily fall apart so we recommend keeping them in circles, about 1 inch thick.
• Mushrooms – Similar to zucchini, mushrooms are soft and apt to break. We recommend keeping them whole.
• Onions – Onions are tricky for grilling. We recommend cutting your onion in half, and then cutting in segments. No matter how you cut them, they are a little tough to get them to stay on the skewer
• Peppers – We cut our peppers in 1.5 inch square cubes. Make sure to get rid of the tops/centers before cutting/skewering.
• You can also use eggplant (cut like a zucchini) or whole cherry tomatoes. Some people also like to add corn to their skewers. We find this to be a little difficult, but you can cut the corn in 2-3 inch segments and add them to the skewers.

NUTRITION

• Serving: 2 cups vegetables
• Calories 158 Calories
• Fat 9g
• Saturated Fat 3g
• Sodium 164mg
• Potassium 598mg
• Carbohydrates 17g
• Fiber 4g
• Sugar 11g
• Protein 4g
• Vitamin A 403IU
• Vitamin C 78mg
• Calcium 47mg
• Iron 1mg

Source: https://thecleaneatingcouple.com/vegetable-kebabs/