Grilling fresh vegetables is a healthy way to bring out their color, texture and flavor without adding a lot of unhealthy fat. It is best to choose vegetables of about the same texture so that they all cook at the same rate. Orange vegetable marinade adds a fresh tang and a bit of vitamin C to the mix. Even better: orange-grilled vegetable skewers are delicious as well as nutritious, and appealing to most kids.
Step 1
Wash your vegetables and cut them into large chunks. Keep the pieces uniform so that they will all cook in the same amount of time.
Step 2
Separate the vegetable chunks into plastic zipper bags so that they don’t flavor each other while they are marinating.
Step 3
Pour some orange juice into a bowl. You will need enough to cover all of the cut-up vegetables.
Step 4
Add approximately 1 part olive oil for every 4 parts orange juice -- the amounts don’t have to be exact. Add ground ginger, cinnamon, garlic salt and white pepper to taste, and whisk everything together.
Step 5
Pour enough marinade into each zipper bag to cover the vegetables inside of it.
Step 6
Squeeze out as much of the air as you can and zip the plastic bags closed.
Step 7
Place the vegetables in the refrigerator and allow them to marinate for 1 hour. Don’t let them sit for longer than that or they can get mushy.
Step 8
Pour the vegetables into a mesh strainer over the sink and drain the marinade.
Step 9
Spray your grill rack with a light coating of nonstick spray or wipe it down with paper towels dipped in oil. Preheat the grill to medium-high.
Step 10
Thread the vegetable chunks onto skewers.
Step 11
Grill the vegetables for 8 to 12 minutes, turning them once. They are done when they are hot throughout, but still slightly crisp.
Tips and Warnings
- Soak your wooden skewers in water for an hour prior to grilling so that they are less likely to char.
- Never leave skewers where young children can reach them.
Things You'll Need
- Orange juice
- Olive oil
- Ginger
- Cinnamon
- Garlic salt
- White pepper
- Whisk
- Plastic zipper bags
- Mesh strainer
- Skewers
- Tongs
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