SPICY SESAME GRILLED VEGETABLES

Let these vegetables soak in a spicy Asian-inspired marinade before throwing them on the barbecue. This side dish goes wonderfully with grilled fish or meat.

Yield: Serves 6.

SPICY SESAME GRILLED VEGETABLES

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 8 cups assorted vegetable pieces (bell peppers, mushrooms, onions and zucchini)

Directions

  1. To prepare marinade, combine all ingredients except vegetables in a heavy zip-lock plastic bag. Add vegetables and squeeze bag to coat vegetables with marinade; seal bag. Let stand 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
  3. Remove vegetables from marinade; discard marinade. Grill vegetables in a grill wok, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, about 10 - 15 minutes.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

102 calories, 4.9 g fat, 3.2 g protein, 11.7 g carbohydrate, 2.7 g fibre, 416 mg sodium

Tip:

ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen used 2 cups chopped red bell peppers, 2 cups sliced mushrooms, 2 cups chopped onions and 2 cups sliced zucchini for the nutritional analysis in this recipe.