Barbecues are not Just For Meat Eaters

Ribs, keilbasa, and hamburgers are all the foods that come to mind when people think of a barbecue. However many vegetable delights can be created on the grill to add variety to a meat indulgent summer barbecue.

Increase Heart Health With Vegetables on the Grill

Vegetables cooked on the grill can be very healthy because they do not need to be simmered in extra oils or fats, and they often cook faster with more flavor, reducing the need for salts and retaining more of the nutrients lost from cooking them too long.

Ideal Vegetables for Grilling 

• Zucchini This vegetable seems to be made just for grilling, it does not fall apart and it takes on the smoky flavors perfectly. Simply cut the zucchini into length long wedges, throw them into a large Ziploc bag with a little olive oil and favored spices. They only need about ten minutes of grill time to be perfect.

• Squash Like zucchini, squash holds up well and cooks fast. It can be prepared the the same way as the zucchini, or added to shish kabobs with onions and tomatoes. 

• Onions They add flavor to anything they are cooked with, and turn into a sweet smoky delight when enjoyed straight off the grill whole. They can be sliced and cooked fast, or added to shish kabobs with the squash. 

• Potatoes Whole potatoes can be wrapped in foil and cooked along side of everything else. They take at least 25 minutes to cook, often longer depending on size. 

• Asparagus Set the asparagus straight on the grill on low heat after covering in oil, garlic and lemon, they only take a few minutes to cook to barbecues Lakewood. They can also be folded into a foil packet and cooked longer for a softer texture. 

• Mushrooms Large mushrooms can be flavored with a little olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, then grilled like burgers. They are great eaten on a bun in place of meat, or on top of a burger. Smaller button mushrooms go great on shish kabobs.

Fruits like watermelon and pineapple taste great when grilled and add an additional layer of flavors to the rest of the veggies cooked around them.

Healthy eating is possible even in peak barbecue season, and even vegetarians can use a grill to prepare dinner on hot summer nights when heating up the house with cooking is not sensible. Anyone interested in improving health can do so with barbecues Colorado, no matter the dietary restrictions.