How to cook a delicious vegetable kebab

How to cook a delicious vegetable kebab
How to cook a delicious vegetable kebab
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Barbecued or grilled meat and vegetables are the staples of the summer holidays. Shashlik is especially delicious with fresh, seasonal tomatoes and zucchini. Especially if they arrived on the table directly from the store or from the market. With a few simple ingredients and a grill, you can make a wonderful vegetable skewers. This article will tell you how to prepare the ingredients for skewers.

In order to cook a delicious vegetable kebab, you will need the following products.

vegetable kebab
vegetable kebab

Wash 6 large potatoes, a medium zucchini, a medium yellow squash, peppers, 15 button mushrooms and the same number of cherry tomatoes. Cut the tubers into quarters, cook them in a large pot of s alted boiling water for 3 minutes (cook about the same as you would when making a vegetable casserole). Rinse in cold water and set aside to dry in a separate bowl.

Prepare the marinade while you wait for your potatoes to dry. Pour 4 tablespoons (59 ml) of apple cider vinegar into a bowl, add white or red wine (sherry is a good choice). Then add 4 tablespoons (63 g) of Dijon mustard. Pass everything through a meat grinder and add 2 small shallots or 1 medium onion. Pour 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of lemon juice into the sauce.

Then add 2/3 cup (158 ml) olive oil. Whisk the mixture to combine all the ingredients well. Whipping should take a few minutes for the olive oil to mix with the other ingredients. Add s alt and pepper to taste.

vegetable casserole
vegetable casserole

For a bolder flavor, if you want a spicy vegetable kebab, add 2 tablespoons (30g) chopped fresh rosemary to the marinade. Set the mixture aside.

Cut a medium squash and a medium yellow squash into about 12 pieces each. Chop a medium red onion and pepper into 3 cm pieces, remove the mushroom stems.

Toss the chopped vegetables, mushrooms and tomatoes with the marinade in a large bowl, making sure they are well coated. Marinate vegetable skewers from 2 to 24 hours before cooking.

Soak about 12 wooden skewers in warm water for 30 minutes before grilling. This is necessary so that they do not break and do not start to burn when they are on the grill or grill. If you are using metal skewers, you can skip this step. Preheat the grill or barbecue to the desired temperature.

Start stringing vegetables and mushrooms onto water-soaked wooden utensils after soaking them (for 30 minutes). If you plan to serve vegetable skewers directly on skewers, it is advisable to alternate the fruits. Leave a free space of about 2/3 cm between each ingredient. Make sure that all productshit each of the skewers. Cooking time will vary from 3 to 10 minutes, depending on how large you cut the vegetables.

shish kebab of vegetables
shish kebab of vegetables

Spray vegetable skewers with vegetable oil before putting them on the coals. Put them on the grill or grill and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Vegetables should be soft but dark on the outside. Remove the skewers from the coals and serve the grilled dish immediately.

If you don't have a grill or barbecue, place the skewers in a large skillet drizzled with vegetable oil and grill for 6 minutes on each side.

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