More from our recent camping trip…veggie kebabs are crunchy and fresh accompaniments to all that heavy meat you are throwing on the grill. They are fun to make and fun to eat and look beautiful on a picnic table. The marinade has just five ingredients…the taste of summer produce shines through!
Bright and beautiful, these kebabs are sure to be a favorite of campers and grill-lovers!
VEGGIE KEBABS
Dozen wooden skewers, soaked in water for 20 minutes (soak them as you cut vegetables)
MARINADE
3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 generous tsp oregano
2-3 tsps fresh lemon juice
2 generous pinches salt
VEGGIES
About 2 lbs quick-cooking mixed vegetables such as
1 Cup grape or cherry tomatoes (whole)
1 Cup green/red/yellow/orange peppers, cut into 1” squares
1 medium zucchini, sliced into rounds
1 medium yellow squash, sliced into rounds
8 oz. button mushrooms, wiped cleaned, stems trimmed and cut in half top to stem
(eggplant is not recommended for a mixed kebab as it takes much longer to cook; in general, stay away from dense vegetables for this)
Whisk together all marinade ingredients and place in a resealable 1-gallon plastic storage bag (or put them in the bag, seal, and shake vigorously until combined). Put all the vegetables in the bag, seal and shake to coat thoroughly. Let marinate at least 20 minutes. Get the grill going.
Now for the messy part. Spear mixed veggies onto the skewer in whichever order seems right to you (this is a great job for kids). Don’t squeeze them together (you want them to have surface area between to cook quickly and evenly) and leave ample space for hands to hold them. Figure on 5-7 vegetables per skewer.
Lay on medium hot grill and cook for 5 minutes, turn, and cook more. They should be completely done in 15 minutes or so, depending on your grill. You are looking for blistering, even charring, skin on the tomatoes and peppers for doneness. You can move them about to different temperature areas on the grill as needed. Serve!
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Hot, Cheap & Easy 
i love a good roasted veggie kebab but i’ve been too lazy to have a bbq this summer and now it’s raining every day 😦 considering going out, getting the last of the summer veg stalk and just going wild and trying to do it in the house XD they were good when i made them under the grill (i like mine very spicy but they were not unlike mini versions of the ones you made here) but nothing beats a piping hot roasted veg skewer while lounging with a cold Magners 🙂
Ooooh, what is a Magners?
:O it’s Cider! Wait are you in America?? Maybe it’s exclusive to the UK. Very tasty, best served ice cold and definitely refreshing 😀 great on any occasion but especially nice in summer 🙂
Yes, in America! Magners sounds delicious! Thanks for the information…
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NOTE TO READERS: Yes, I am kind of on vacation this week, thus the reblogs…but of course I AM cooking! We grilled last night and I did my quickie marinade for veggies. My brother asked for the recipe, so here it is!
Que buena pinta tienen estos pinchos, Natalia. Nosotros todavía no hemos encendido nuestra barbacoa, pero cuando lo hagamos, te tendré presente 🙂
Gracias…déjame saber como to sale….
very beautiful indeed 😉
Thanks! Even camping can have a beautiful aesthetic…
Great kebabs – i’d have to suspect you ate them with a little meat of fish 😉
grilled sausage (and spider dogs in the case of the little guy!)…you know us too well!
Your kebabs look great. It has been so rainy that I have not fired up my grill once. 😦
Oh no! Tragic! Wishing you sunshine…
They were fabulous, especially the bell peppers!