Escolar With Grilled Vegetable Salad Food

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium.
• In a large bowl, toss the vegetables with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables, turning occasionally, until charred and tender, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a platter. Sprinkle with basil and feta.
• In a small bowl, mix garlic, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle over vegetables.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high and oil the grates. Microwave the sweet potatoes until just tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then slice in half lengthwise.
• Meanwhile, whisk 1/4 cup olive oil, the vinegar, capers and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slice the cauliflower into small pieces. Grate the beets on the large holes of a box grater.
• Coat the asparagus and sweet potato halves with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the asparagus and sweet potatoes, turning, until charred, 3 to 6 minutes for the asparagus and 10 minutes for the sweet potatoes. Roughly chop them separately.
• Toss the greens, cauliflower and asparagus with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a large bowl. Divide among plates. Top with the grated beets, sweet potatoes, olives and goat cheese. Drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette.

GRILLED CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat; prepare a bowl of ice water. Season the boiling water with salt. Add the carrots and cook for 1 minute. Add the green beans to the pot with the carrots and continue cooking both for 3 minutes. Drain the vegetables in a colander, then immediately transfer to the bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Remove from the water and pat dry.
• Preheat a large (2-burner) grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Put the carrots and green beans on a baking sheet with the mushrooms, zucchini, squash and radicchio. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of the olive oil on the vegetables and toss to coat. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grill the vegetables, in batches if necessary, until tender and well-marked, turning them over halfway (about 3 minutes for the green beans and carrots and 8 minutes for the mushrooms, radicchio, zucchini and squash). Transfer the vegetables to a cutting board and chop into bite-size pieces. Slice the radicchio crosswise into shredded pieces.
• Add the smaller, whole leaves of Bibb lettuce to a large serving bowl. Top with the chopped vegetables.
• Whisk together the shallot, lemon zest and juice and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and whisk until emulsified. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad. Top with grated cheese. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD WITH OREGANO DRESSING

Steps:

• For Oregano Dressing - Place all ingredients in a screw top jar and shake well to combine, set aside.
• For Vegetables - Peel and thickly slice pumpkin; quarter zucchini length ways; thickly slice both types of peppers (capsicum).
• Brush vegetables with half the oregano dressing and sprinkle with a little salt.
• Cook vegetables on heated barbecue grill (medium heat), turning until just tender and with slight char lines. (vegetables can be cooked in batches if your barbecue is small).
• Arrange vegetables on serving platter and sprinkle with crumbled feta, capers and pine nuts (if using). Drizzle over remaining dressing.

ESCOLAR WITH GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• TO PREPARE THE VEGETABLES: Cut the fennel bulb lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices, leaving the root end intact so it holds the slices together. Cut the eggplant crosswise into 1/2-inch coins. Brush or spray the fennel and eggplant with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill over Direct High heat until lightly charred on each side, turning once halfway through grilling time. The fennel will take 8 to 10 minutes. The eggplant will take 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer the fennel and eggplant to a cutting board and cut into 1/2-inch dice, removing and discarding the tough root end of the fennel. Place in a medium bowl and add the chopped tomato. TO MAKE THE DRESSING: In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour the dressing over the grilled vegetables. Stir and set aside at room temperature while you grill the fish. Brush or spray both sides of the escolar fillets with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill over Direct High heat until the fish is opaque in the center, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Remove from the grill and serve warm with the vegetable mixture spooned on top.From Weber's Big Book of Grilling. Copyright © 2001 Weber-Stephen Products Co. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.