Grilled vegetable salad with goat cheese croutons and bal

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 medium Red bell pepper, quartered
Lengthwise and seeded
1 medium Yellow bell pepper,
Quartered lengthwise and
Seeded
1 medium Zucchini, sliced lengthwise inch thick
1 medium Yellow squash, sliced
Lengthwise 1/4-inch thick
1 Baby Italian eggplant,
Sliced lengthwise 1/4-inch
Thick
1 Head of broccoli, blanched
And cut into florets with
Some stem attached
4 New potatoes, boiled and
Sliced 1/4-inch thick
Olive oil
6 tablespoons Balsamic Vinaigrette (recipe
Follows)
4 cups Mesclun or mixed red and
Green lettuce leaves
8 Goat Cheese Croutons (recipe
Follows)

Directions

Prepare a charcoal or wood fire and let it burn down to embers or preheat the broiler. Brush the peppers, zucchini, squash, eggplant, broccoli and potatoes with olive oil and grill for 2½ minutes on each side, or until grill marks appear. Place in a mixing bowl, dress with ¼ cup of the vinaigrette, and set aside. In a separate mixing bowl, dress the greens with 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Divide the greens equally among 4 plates and arrange the vegetables around the greens, making sure that they are distributed equally. Garnish each portion with 2 goat cheese croutons.

Yield: 4 servings

GRILLIN' & CHILLIN' SHOW #GR3630

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