Grilled Vegetables with Lemon and Herbs

By miss5elements

Created by Moira Hodgson
Oprah.com | January 01, 2006

Ingredients

• 1 large (or 2 baby) eggplant
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, plus more to taste
• 4 zucchini or yellow squash (or any combination of the two)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 2/3 cup olive oil, divided in half
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs (such as basil, marjoram, thyme, chives, flat leaf parsley, or any combination of the five)
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Meanwhile, preheat grill to medium heat (if using grill pan on stovetop, heat to medium high). Cut zucchini and/or yellow squash lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Cut peppers in half and remove seeds and stems.

Brush zucchini and eggplant with 1/3 cup olive oil. Grill in batches, about 5 minutes on each side. (Take care not to burn eggplant, but make sure it is fully cooked.) Arrange cooked vegetables on a platter with peppers.

Chop garlic and, using a mortar and pestle or the tines of a fork on a plate, mash it with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place mixture in a small bowl. Add lemon juice, then mix in remaining 1/3 cup olive oil.