Quick and Easy Barbecue Vegetables, Thai Style

You won't believe how delicious vegetables can be until you try this fast and easy recipe for Thai-style Barbecue Vegetables! Marinated in garlic, lime juice, and coriander, plain bell peppers and eggplant come alive with flavor and sweetness when grilled over the barbecue. Also try grilling cherry tomatoes and onions on a skewer. This vegetable recipe is so sweet and delicious, even your kids will want to eat their veggies! Plus, this recipe takes only minutes to make - superb as a side dish for a barbecue!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 an eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch thick slices
• several sweet peppers of different colors, cut lengthwise and de-seeded
• optional: other vegetables such as portobello mushroom slices, onions (quartered), or sweet potato slices
• MARINADE:
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 2 tsp. dark soy sauce (or 1 Tbsp. wheat-free tamari for gluten-free diets)
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (or substitute lemon juice)
• 1/2 loose cup fresh coriander, including the stems, chopped
• GARNISH:
• handful of fresh coriander/cilantro leaves

Preparation:

1. Place all marinade ingredients in a small chopper or food processor. Process to a fine paste-like sauce.
2. Place prepared vegetables in a long and flat dish or pan. Pour the marinade over.
3. Distribute the marinade over both sides of the vegetables. Allow to sit for at least 10 minutes (while you prepare the barbecue), or up to several hours in the refrigerator.
4. Grill on your barbecue (or on an indoor countertop grill), turning several times. Vegetables are done when browned slightly and flesh has softened - about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the heat of your grill.

Vegetable Grilling Tips: If you want to grill cherry tomatoes and onions (these are marvelous on the barbecue!), try marinating them first, them skewering them. Wooden skewers can be easily purchased in grocery stores or gourmet food shops.

5. Serve the vegetables as is, or garnish with a handful of fresh coriander leaves sprinkled over. Makes a perfect side dish to barbecued meat, burgers, poultry, fish, or other barbecue delights. ENJOY!!

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