Sicilian Grilled Vegetable Salad

Description

A great way to use fresh garden vegetables. Serve chilled as a summer salad or a side dish for steak. Can be served on top of bread or on a bed of lettuce. A recipe from Sicily.

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 large sweet onion, peeled and halved
  • 1 red bell pepper, halved and seeded
  • 1 green bell pepper, halved and seeded
  • 1 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 8 fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 12 fresh basil leaves
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  2. Place eggplant
  3. onion
  4. red bell pepper
  5. green bell pepper
  6. and zucchini on the grill and cook until slightly softened and grill marks have formed on each side
  7. 15 to 30 minutes. Remove vegetables from grill and cut into cubes. Transfer to a large bowl.
  8. Add tomatoes
  9. vinegar
  10. olive oil
  11. basil
  12. salt
  13. and pepper. Toss thoroughly. Refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Toss again before serving.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins

Servings: 8

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