Simple Grilled Veggies is one of those dishes that is quick, easy and certainly fits the saying that sometimes “simple is best”. Crunchy, grilled and seasoned to perfection, it’s a dish that goes with any meat, fish or seafood.
Around here we just love to BBQ. We try to do it all year long, but certainly this summer we have been grilling up some wonderful meals. It seems lately we have been hosting BBQ’s every weekend!! From breakfast to dessert and everything in between, if we can find a way to use the grill…that is how it is cooked.
Veggies are one of our favourite things to cook. There is something about that smokey flavour and crunchy texture that makes Simple Grilled Veggies taste awesome. With the help of so many wonderful spices and flavoured oils, plain veggies are taken to a whole new level of good!! Honestly all it takes are some veggies, seasonings, a BBQ and grill basket and you are good to go. Awesome veggies are but minutes away.
You can grill just about any veggie you want. Today we used cauliflower, broccoli and asparagus.
Wash, drain and cut to size. For the asparagus I just broke off the ends.
Sometimes I like to marinate the veggies prior to grilling, and that is what I did with the cauliflower and broccoli. I just mixed up some regular olive oil along with some Tuscan Herb olive oil, some Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Place the cauliflower, broccoli and oil mixture into a ziplock bag and let it sit on the counter for about 30-60 minutes before grilling.
The asparagus was just drizzled with olive oil, seasoned pepper blend and salt before going into the grill basket.
For grilling set BBQ to a medium heat. Place the basket on the grill and pop in the seasoned veggies.
Cook till your desired level of doneness, turning during grilling. Squeeze with some fresh lemon juice and ENJOY!!
For your next BBQ, don’t forget Simple Grilled Veggies will compliment any meal….even goes great with burgers!!
For other great veggies check out these great ideas:
Simple Grilled Veggies
Ingredients
- Your choice of fresh veggies. Almost any will work.
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Asparagus
- 1/4 olive oil
- 1/8 cup Tuscan Herb olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 3/4 tsp pepper blend seasoning
- 1/2 fresh lemon
Instructions
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Wash, drain and cut veggies.
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For the Marinade combine:
Olive oil (1/8 cup)
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Tuscan Herb olive oil (1/8 cup)
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Italian seasoning (1/2 tsp.)
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Salt & pepper to taste.
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Marinate the cauliflower & broccoli for 30-60 minutes in a ziplock bag at room temperature prior to grilling.
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Just before grilling drizzle the asparagus with olive oil.
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Season with 3/4 tsp. pepper blend seasoning.
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Salt to taste
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Heat the BBQ to medium
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Place basket on grill
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Pop in seasoned veggies
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Cook until desired doneness, turning often
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Squeeze fresh lemon juice over cooked veggies
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ENJOY!!
Recipe Notes
For more great veggies try these great recipes:
Crispy Cast Iron Potatoes
Roasted Eggplant Medley
I am on Nutrisystem at the moment and have been looking for a new veggie option. This is perfect. Usually I just eat raw veggies.
Grilled veggies are so good.
These veggies look tasty! I need to try this recipe
Grilled veggies are easy and tasty.
oooo.. Tuscan Herb olive oil!! What a great addition … perfect on veggies!!
Flavoured oils are so awesome….so much flavour!!
I’m craving some of these grilled veggies right now!! Love how grilling brings out all those wonderful flavours!
We love grilling veggies…it is the best!
I am loving these grilled veggies! So simple, yet so flavorful! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by. Yes I truly love when the simple things in life are sooo sooo sooo good!!
Love these beautiful grilled vegetables. Just simple oil, herbs and seasoning bring out their flavour so well. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Thanks for stopping by….yes isn’t it wonderful how simple things can be so good!!
There’s nothing like the flavor of grilled veggies seasoned simply with a little oil and salt and perhaps some herbs. Lovely photos, too 🙂
Thanks so much….it’s great when something so simple tastes so good!!
I love grilled vegetables and I can pair them with just about anything or just have them on their own!
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
You are very welcome…and yes they go with everything. I even made the leftovers into soup!!
These look awesome! Love grilled veggies! need to get that pepper blend seasoning!
I love seasonings….you can NEVER have too many!!
Everything is better when cooked on the grill, including veggies! Great recipe!
I totally agree!!
Noting beats bbqs in the summer…this looks delicious and very healthy….
It was….and is!! Thanks!!
We got our first BBQ this summer and have been making something similar each weekend as well. I am so glad we got a veggie basket – it made it so much easier not to lose anything in the grills. 😉
We LOVE our veggie baskets…I think we have 3 of them! Hubby is a BBQ nut…sort of like me in the kitchen. Anyway…yes they are awesome!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Very healthy and delicious! Nothing beats grilled veggies in the summer
I agree..simple..easy…YUMMY!!
Those veggies look so tasty!! Aren’t flavoured oils the best??
I LOVE LOVE LOVE flavoured oils. I always tell the kids if you don’t know what to buy me….be me gift certificates to my fav oil store!!
So glad to be included in the great article!!