Friday, September 24, 2010

A barbecue is not just for meat or proteins

Yes, we're carnivores, as you might have guessed from the title and the theme of the blog. But we also have lots of veggies. Especially if I have been to a Farmer's Market, and if we have unplanned visitors and I don't have time to defrost and properly prep meat.

Here are a bunch of ideas, slightly inspired by Bittman, on what to put on the barbecue for your last sessions of the summer. Or, if you are like us, as long as you get good produce, be in in the middle of winter!


From top to bottom: Corn with zucchini, purple potatoes with onion, olives, rosemary sprigs as skewers with zucchini, red onion and tomato. All seasoned with more rosemary, pepper, salt, and olive oil. Hubby wasn't quite that hot on the olives, but I loved loved loved them.

Moving on to dessert:



The nectarines were wonderful. I put on a mixture of sugar and mint, and it all caramelized beautifully. The nectarines get so much better with the heating and caramelizing, it's hard to believe it's the same fruit. And I think the heat brings out the flavors even more. The bright flavor of the mint nicely contrasted the fruit - we all wanted more, but sadly I had used the last of our nectarines.

The grapefruit got some sugar, pepper and rosemary - it tasted good, but the grapefruit wasn't sweet enough to start with for my taste. Still, they came out nice and were gone in a heartbeat.

3 comments:

  1. Yay, you're back!!! :) How was China?

    I love all these on a grill- my husband always just wants to grill meat, preferably one piece, but I think if you're going to fire it up, why not throw on veggies/ fruit as well.

    Nectarines sound especially good, we love pears on the grill, too.

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  2. I was back, then I was gone, now I'm back again. China was awesome, I spent the weekend in an ancient city called Pingyao, with loads of temples and banks and other old buildings.

    Pears on the grill? Have to try that, sounds great!

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  3. I have only now discovered your blog. After reading this first article I began to browse through your earlier entries. I really love the food and recipes you feature here. I'll be back. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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