Grilled Antipasto on a Stick

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By Jim Shahin

Take the thought of those myriad grilled vegetables successful olive lipid you spot successful show cases astatine trattorias each implicit Italy and enactment them unneurotic connected skewers. Skewering the vegetables makes for an casual mode to springiness each meal impermanent their ain antipasto. That said, mixing them unneurotic connected a platter makes for a expansive presumption for the table. Your choice.

The eggplant and zucchini coins should prevarication level connected the grate. You volition astir apt person parts of vegetables near over. Reserve them for different use, specified roasting for a broadside dish.

You'll request to soak six (12-inch) bamboo skewers successful h2o for astatine slightest 30 minutes.

From Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6 (makes 6 skewers)

For the dressing

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 spoon finely chopped caller oregano
1 spoon chopped caller parsley leaves
2 teaspoons chopped oregon torn basil
1/4 cupful extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons reddish vino vinegar
1/2 spoon good salt
1/4 spoon coarsely crushed achromatic pepper
Pinch crushed reddish capsicum flakes

For the kebabs

1 tiny eggplant (8 ounces), sliced into 3 rounds, each 1/2-inch thick, past quartered
1 mean zucchini (10 ounces), sliced into 6 rounds, each 1/2-inch thick, past chopped successful half
1 ample reddish doorbell pepper, chopped into 12 adjacent pieces
1 mean saccharine onion, chopped into 6 sections, tiny interior layers removed
12 cherry tomatoes
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
Fine salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Nutritional Facts

Per skewer

Calories
120
Fat
9 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
9 g
Sodium
230 mg
Protein
2 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
5 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Smoke Signals columnist Jim Shahin.

Tested by Andy Sikkenga.

Published August 26, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026