LOW FAT--Hickory-Grilled Vegetable Plate

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Hickory-Grilled Vegetable Plate

 

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Appetizers July/Aug '98

Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 cup hickory wood chips

1 cup balsamic vinegar

4 portobello mushroom caps

2 (8-ounce) yellow squash -- halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch

pieces

2 (8-ounce) zucchini -- halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces

1 (1-pound) eggplant -- cut crosswise into 8 slices

4 plum tomatoes -- halved lengthwise

1 Vidalia or other sweet onion -- cut into 4 wedges

1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Cooking spray

2 cups trimmed arugula (about 4 ounces)

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

 

Soak wood chips in water 30 minutes. Drain well.

 

Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan; cook until reduced to 1/4 cup

(about 8 minutes).

 

Combine mushrooms and next 5 ingredients (mushrooms through onion) in a large

bowl. Add oil, salt, and pepper; toss well to coat.

 

Prepare grill. Place wood chips over hot coals. Place mushrooms, squash,

zucchini, eggplant, and onion on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5

minutes on each side. Turn vegetables; add tomatoes. Grill 5 minutes or until

vegetables are tender.

 

Arrange 1/2 cup arugula, 3 yellow squash pieces, 3 zucchini pieces, 2 eggplant

slices, 2 tomato halves, 1 mushroom cap, and 1 onion wedge on each of 4 plates.

Combine the basil, oregano, cilantro, and thyme in a small bowl, and sprinkle

evenly over vegetables. Drizzle 1 tablespoon vinegar over each serving.

 

Source:

" Cooking Light, July/August 98, p.166 "

Copyright:

" © Cooking Light "

 

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Per serving: 153 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 5g

Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 287mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 4 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : A small amount of hickory chips provides lots of flavor in this recipe.

Nutr. Assoc. : 5618 0 4197 0 5664 0 4527 5454 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 0