Grilled Vegetables with Lemon and Herbs

By Drjt

Ingredients

• 1 large eggplant (or 2 baby)
• Sea salt
• 4 zucchini or yellow squash (or any combination of the two)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2/3 cup(s) olive oil, divided
• 1 clove(s) garlic, peeled
• 3 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup(s) chopped fresh herbs (such as basil, marjoram, thyme, chives, flatleaf parsley, or any combination of the five)
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut eggplant into 1/3-inch-thick slices. (If using baby eggplant, cut in half lengthwise and score flesh about 1/4-inch deep in a crisscross pattern with a knife.) Sprinkle eggplant with 1 teaspoon salt, and let drain in a colander 30 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels.
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.
Grill peppers, skin side down. When skins have blackened and blistered, put peppers in a paper or plastic bag and close it. Allow peppers to cool, then slip off their skins with your fingers.
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 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place mixture in a small bowl. Add lemon juice, then mix in remaining 1/3 cup olive oil.
Drizzle vegetables with dressing. Sprinkle with herbs, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover with a sheet of foil, and set aside until ready to serve. Do not refrigerate.