Grilled Vegetable Salad

By draingal

Ingredients

• More Ingredients (Not to be grilled):
• 3/4 pound asparagus, washed
• 2 ears of corn, shucked
• 1 red onion, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
• 2 small zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices (very small squash can be cut down the middle and grilled in halves)
• 2 bell peppers (red, yellow or green), cut in half with seeds and whitish ribs removed
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
• 1 avocado, halved, pitted and then diced
• 2-3 Roma tomatoes, cored and cut into large pieces
• 12-16 ounces of mixed baby greens (or your favorite greens)
• 1/3-1/2 cup freshly grated Asiago or Parmesan cheese

Details

Preparation time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

Make a hot fire in a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill on high
Cut off ends of washed asparagus (the woody part)
Pull back the husks on the corn but DO NOT remove. Remove the silk and cut off the very end. Soak the corn in cold water for about 30 minutes. Dry and brush the corn with butter. Fold the husks back down and tie or twist the ends (use kitchen twine to tie the ends)
Place corn on grill directly over heat, turning occasionally
Place the asparagus, zucchini, pepper halves and red onion slices in a single layer on a baking sheet pan and brush with olive oil on both sides
Season with Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
Place the vegetables directly over the fire (heat), turning to prevent burning after 1-2 minutes (be careful not to over cook.

When done the zucchini should be browned, the corn husks should be spotted with brown and a little charred looking, the onions and peppers should be very slightly charred and the asparagus should have grill marks. Remove vegetables from the grill and let cool a little
Stand one ear of corn at a time on a cutting board with husk removed and slice downward along the cob with a sharp knife to remove the kernels and turn the cob after each cut
Place the kernels in a large salad bowl and add the following vegetables:
• The zucchini cut into 1 inch pieces
• The asparagus cut diagonally into 1 inch pieces
• The onion slices now cut into chunks
• The peppers first cut into wedges and then 1 inch squares
Toss the grilled vegetables with the avocados, tomatoes, salad greens and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Season with salt and pepper if desired and sprinkle with the cheese