Angela's Grilled Vegetable Salad
- 3 medium zucchini
- 2 small bell peppers
- 1 (8 ounce) package whole mushrooms (prefer portabello or baby bellos)
- 1 bunch asparagus
- 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can artichoke hearts
- 12 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 1 12 cups freshly grated romano cheese or 1 12 cups parmesan cheese
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard or 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- Cut veggies, excluding artichoke hearts, into large chunks and place in a pan.
- Toss with a light coat of olive oil, plenty of freshly ground black pepper, salt, and garlic powder.
- Let it marinate for one hour.
- Fire up your grill (she uses her Foreman grill) and get those veggies grillin'!
- You still want them to be somewhat firm because they'll still continue to cook a little when you take them off the grill, so you don't them to turn mushy.
- Place onto a large plastic dish (avoid metal or glass - tends to keep the cooking process going.)
- Chill in the refrigerator for one hour until completely cooled down.
- Once the veggies are cold, cut them up into bite size pieces and place in a large bowl.
- Cut up the artichoke hearts into bite size pieces and place in a large bowl.
- For the dressing, chop up the garlic and put in a small bowl (a garlic press may make that easy) and put in a small bowl.
- Measure out lemon juice and mustard and whisk lightly.
- Add balsamic vinegar (about 1/2 cup, maybe less) and whisk.
- Slowly begin drizzling olive oil into the bowl as you whisk.
- Add fresh ground pepper and salt to taste.
- Pour dressing (to taste) over veggies and toss lightly.
- Add the cheese and pine nuts and toss again.
- Chill for about 20-30 minutes.
- Enjoy!
zucchini, bell peppers, mushrooms, asparagus, hearts, pine nuts, romano cheese, garlic, whole grain mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/angelas-grilled-vegetable-salad-137069 (may not work)