Incredible Bbq Grilled Vegetables Marinated

Marinated Grilled Vegetables (BBQ or oven!)

I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a vegetable recipe!! 😂 I mean, we’ve all done basic grilled vegetables. You might’ve even tried your hand tossing vegetables in a basic marinade before barbecuing them. But have you ever tossed grilled vegetables in a marinade AFTER grilling them?? They suck up flavour in a way that raw vegetables never will, and they taste like homemade antipasto vegetables. All the flavour with a gallon less oil! 😂 The best part about these grilled vegetables is that they’re even better the next day..… and the next!

Which vegetables are good for grilling?

Almost every vegetable other than leafy greens are wonderful for grilling – here are my favourites:

zucchini mushrooms asparagus capsicum / bell peppers eggplant / aubergine red onion

It’s a good variety of colour, textures, shapes and flavour, plus these are vegetables that are easy to handle on the grill without using any special equipment (eg. grilling baskets) or skewering.

Best way to grill vegetables – Cut ’em BIG!

There’s no need to fuss with grilling baskets or skewering (I only skewer when it’s intentional like Thai Chicken Satay Skewers, Beef Kabobs!). Just cut the vegetable into big pieces so you don’t end up turning hundreds of tiny individual pieces. BONUS: larger pieces = grill for longer = better charred bits = better flavour!

Marinade for Grilled Vegetables

Really, it’s just a dressing but I feel like it sounds a bit fancier to say we’re marinating the vegetables. So a marinade it is! 😂 The ingredients in the marinade are literally just like any standard salad dressing except there’s less oil to vinegar (lemon). The vegetables themselves are tossed in olive oil before grilling and it retains the juiciness from the oil quite well after grilling. So you don’t need as much oil for the marinade. 🙂

Should you marinate vegetables before grilling? NO!! Marinade AFTER!

My big tip in this recipe that makes all the difference for the BEST GRILLED VEGGIES of your life is to marinade them AFTER cooking, not before, because hot vegetables absorb flavour so much better than raw vegetables! In fact, marinating raw vegetables is not really that effective at all. While some vegetables, like mushrooms and eggplants, will absorb oil and vinegars, they do not absorb flavour very well (like garlic, herbs) and they sweat when in contact with salt, making them less juicy and floppy – not ideal for BBQing! But other vegetables like capsicums/bell peppers and zucchini, there’s really no benefit to marinating them when raw.

100% YES! In fact, this recipe is pretty much my regular end-of-week fridge clean out recipe and I usually roast rather than grill the vegetables, simply for convenience. You could even cook it on the stove – just takes a lot of batches! But there’s no denying it – the extra flavour you get from the char and the grease of a BBQ makes it tastier!

How to serve Grilled Vegetables

The beauty of this recipe is the sheer versatility. (Second only to, of course, the utter deliciousness!) Serve it as:

part of an antipasto platter or on a cheeseboard (cut larger pieces smaller) with authentic Southern Italian-style focaccia – very traditional! with a side of grilled garlic bread (it’s Amazing with a capital A!) as lunch or main with toasted bread with a smear of avocado or ricotta (pictured below) (try this simple homemade crusty artisan bread, or this no yeast Irish Soda Bread or no yeast sandwich bread) pile it over a simple piece of grilled chicken (try one of these marinades), steak or pork – like a salsa! grilled vegetable pasta salad – use the natural juices and excess Dressing that pools at the bottom of the bowl as the pasta salad dressing! Recipe here; grilled vegetable salad – toss through baby spinach leaves or rocket/arugula; or stuff in an omelette.

More things to BBQ!

Here in Australia, the climate is so mild we pretty much cook on the BBQ all through the year. Here’s a little view preview of some of my favourite recipes!

And here are links to all the grilling recipes featured in the video above: And if that’s not enough for you, have a browse through my entire BBQ Collection filled with all my favourite foods to cook up on the grill! – Nagi x