Any good way to grill yellow squash and zucchini?

pandemonium · Jun 2, 2010

I figured i would try some healthy stuff on the grill to go with my steak so i bought some squash, vadalia onion and zuccs to grill and just wondering if anyone does them alot and whats good to put on them? I'm gonna evoo and salt, pepper and maybe garlic butter baste them. darn i should have got mushrooms damn gotta go back maybe shrooms are good with steak.

ronp · Jun 2, 2010

I use Italian dressing to marinade and brush on while cooking.

wildflower · Jun 2, 2010

^^^^^^^^^ that is just what I was going to say

plj · Jun 2, 2010

Yep, we do them on a regular basis. Sliced longitudinally about 1/2" thick. Light brush of EVOO, then any spices that tickle your fancy today. S&P, oregano, garlic, crushed red pepper, grated parm cheese, old bay, taco seasoning, etc. Just dont over-do the spices, and dont grill long enough to get them mushy - hot & fast is best in my book. :)

olewarthog · Jun 2, 2010

Like the others thick slices lengthwise & a light coat of EVOO then S&P. I brush with butter about halfway thru. Sometimes I add some parm cheese. I also slice the Vidalias thick & insert a couple of toothpicks to hold them together. Grill hot to get a sear then move over to a cooler part of the grill & cook until tender.

shtrdave · Jun 2, 2010

Not grilled, but I chunk up the squash, brown up some loose hot sausage and toss in the squash with some chopped onions and red peppers, mushrooms would work also, mix and cook all together and when done serve over brown rice, or roll in large flour tortilla with a little taco sauce and cheese.

if grilling brush with oil and season with what ever you season your steaks with, I use a Smoky BBQ Seasoning on them a lot if I do them with pork chops or pork steaks.

mballi3011 · Jun 2, 2010

I grill them alot here. I always just brush with Evoo and then add the spices like garlic, zateran's, and some parm cheese. Then just grill till their tender and yumO. Now you can also do some portabella mushrooms and stuff them with all sorts of stuff like I do.

jak757 · Jun 2, 2010

I cut them in half lengthwise, spritz with EVOO, salt & pepper, a little garlic powder and onto the grill. I also cut up some red and green pepper, thick slices of onion (i use a wooden skewer to hold together). Grill up -- nice little char on them but not cooked to mush. I put it all on a big platter, chop into chunks. Sprinkle some parm over and toss a bit. We love them that way. Just had them last night as a matter of fact.

jirodriguez · Jun 2, 2010

I usually cut them length wise, put them in a ziplock bag. Then mix EVOO, salt, pepper, and lots of fresh minced garlic, toss that into the bag and shake it all up to coat the zuchini/squash. Toss onto a hot grill till you have good grill marks on each side, then move to a cooler area to cook longer if needed. Be sure to pull them off of the grill a little bit before they are done, because they will continue to cook after you pull them off and if you leave them on to long the carryover cooking will turn them to mush.

pandemonium · Jun 2, 2010

Great ideas guys thanks, i cant wait to do em up tomorrow, guess i better get pics now haha

jbg4208 · Jun 2, 2010

We slice ours length wise like everyone else. brush with EVOO and then dust with cavenders seasoning. grill em till they are just tender and eat em right up. Man, they are good.

I've gotta get some more of those......

pandemonium · Jun 4, 2010

grilled them up last night with evoo and spices and it was good, i liked the zucchini it was good the squash is not so good, not terrible just not real good.

scubadoo97 · Jun 4, 2010

I grilled some zucchini the other night along with some mini, like 3 Inch long Japanese eggplants. Both vegetables were cut in half lengthwise and a diamond pattern was cut into the flesh. They were seasoned with nothing more than S and P and good EVOO. I'm not a fan of bottled Italian dressing. The simple seasoning allowed the sweet taste of the zucchini to shine through. The mini eggplants were also sweet and delicious.

pandemonium · Jun 4, 2010

i think i put too much oil on them because well lets just say my innards are very lubed up and have been in the bathroom alot today ohh god!!! i thought veggies were good for you uhhg!!

jirodriguez · Jun 4, 2010

pandemonium said:
i think i put too much oil on them because well lets just say my innards are very lubed up and have been in the bathroom alot today ohh god!!! i thought veggies were good for you uhhg!!

LOL... been there done that... on the plus side you'r innards are nice a clean afterwards!

I usually let mine sit in the fridge for only 30-60 minutes in the ziploc bag, not really enough time for the oil to soak into the zuchini.

pandemonium · Jun 4, 2010

i didnt let them sit that long JIRod only right before i put them on the grill, just a shock to the system maybe lol

jirodriguez · Jun 4, 2010

Yeah.... after all that good smoke meat your body didn't know what to do with that green stuff.... lol.

chiwa · Jun 4, 2010

We grew a ton of both of these squash last year, olive oil and some cajun seasoning, grill until just get a little soft. Can't wait for summer.

richc · Jun 13, 2010

My wife had me do them this way a couple years ago and we've stuck with it. You cut them length wise like other have said, then oil, salt and pepper. We also do mushrooms, peppers and sometimes asparagus.

After you grill them, you put a marinade on them while they're hot. They will suck up the liquid and flavor.

Here's the recipe we use

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/grilled-vegetables-recipe/index.html

I don't think I've had better grilled vegetables than by doing them this way.

realtorterry · Jun 13, 2010

I use McCormick onion & garlic seasoning on them but remember when you slice them plank style to make them a little extra think or they fall apart! Good eating my friend!

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