Grilled Vegetable Towers

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Vegetables tossed with Italian dressing and then speared into stacks with rosemary sprigs add excitement to a plate.

Tags: Intermediate, 30 mins, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Make Ahead, BBQ, Grilling, Vegetarian
Serves: 4
Skill level: Intermediate
Prep time: 15  minutes
Cooking time: 13  minutes
Total: 28  minutes

Additional Information

Ingredients

Pinch each salt & pepper
1/3 cup (75 mL) PC Vinaigrette - Italian
4 sprigs rosemary fresh
1 zucchini
2 sweet peppers (red and yellow)
1 eggplant

Instructions

  1. Preheat barbecue to medium. Lighly oil grill.
  2. Remove and discard leaves from bottom 2 inches (5 cm) of rosemary sprigs.
  3. Trim zucchini; slice on the diagonal into 8 pieces. Core peppers. Cut each pepper into quarters, then cut each quarter in half diagonally to make 8 pieces. Cut 4 rounds of eggplant, each 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick.
  4. Toss vegetables with dressing, salt and pepper. Transfer to grill. Cook zucchini for 9 minutes, peppers for 11 minutes and eggplant for 13 minutes, turning occasionally, or until tender. Let cool.
  5. Using eggplant slices as the base, form four stacks, dividing vegetables evenly. Spear each stack with bare ends of rosemary sprig. Serve at room temperature.

Chef's Tips

Towers can be prepared 2 to 3 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature, loosely covered.

Nutritional Information

Calories 111 Cal
Fat 8 g
Sodium 304 mg
Carbohydrate 8.2 g
Fibre 3 g
Protein 1.6 g