Re: Grilling vegtables
 

I subscribe to the theory you can grill any veggies. Yesterday I grilled some green beans tossed in olive oil and kosher salt, and then finished them with about a teaspoon of truffle butter before serving. Hit of the party overshadowing some of the best burgers I have ever made (secret is >15% fat content with burgers)

Re: Grilling vegtables
 

Not vegetables, and you wont be planting them in your garden - but pineapple and bananas are good when grilled.

Re: Grilling vegtables
 

I've upped the garlic in alfoil photo to an image host in my previous post now. =)

Re: Grilling vegtables
 

Wow, that's a new one on me! Snags = fish?

Re: Grilling vegetables
 

snags are sausages in OZ.. :D

Re: Grilling vegetables
 

And where is PyRecipe, when you need it.

Eggplant. Roast the eggplant on the grill directly, turning it, until all the skin gets charred. Roast slow enough so that the inner meat also gets soft. You may have to put it on aluminum foil at the latter stages so it does not disintegrate.

Once roasted, in a side pot - add onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves, and cumin seeds to some olive oil. Once the onions are opaque, add in the inner parts of the roasted eggplant. Add salt and green chillies to taste. Serve with pita bread or Indian rotis/naans.

Makes a great summer BBQ side, or even appetizer.

Re: Grilling vegetables
 

(an off-topic tangent in an off-topic thread!)

overfloat: bananas and pineapples are vegetables.

I'm so tired of the "tomatoes are actually a fruit" thing. Yes, they are a fruit, but so are lots of other "vegetables". Cucumbers are not only a fruit, they're closely related to watermelon. Anything with seeds inside is a fruit. Peppers! Eggplant! Pumpkin! Squash! Corn! Fruits, one and all!

Perhaps a better distinction would be "sweet vegetables" vs "savory vegetables".

All that being said, I'm not a big fan of cooked / grilled banana. I had some in Mexico and it got a bit too dry and leathery.

I really like grilled pineapple though.

Re: Grilling vegetables
 

Corn is a grain. :p

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Yes, Texrat, maize is a grain. I stand corrected. An ear of corn isn't quite a fruit, although it almost is...

Wikipedia article

Re: Grilling vegetables
 

I am constantly haunted by this question: if I eat a tomato, does that go toward my vegetable quota for nutritional purposes, or my fruit quota? Oh, the sleepless nights!

<brain explodes>

Plus side: no more sleepless nights. ;)