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Recipe

Grilled Eggplant and Pepper Salad

Yield
6 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 large bell peppers (red, orange, and/or yellow), rinsed, halved, stemmed, and seeded
  • 2 medium zucchini, rinsed, ends trimmed, and halved lengthwise
  • 1 large eggplant, rinsed, ends trimmed, and thickly sliced crosswise
  • 1 large sweet onion, peeled and thickly sliced
  • About 3/4 cup Moroccan marinade reserved from flank steak (see other recipe; notes)
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted (see notes)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Lay bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, and onion on baking sheets. Brush both sides of vegetables with Moroccan marinade (reserve any remaining).

  2. 2

    Lay vegetables on a well-oiled grill over a solid bed of medium-hot coals or medium-high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 inches above grill level only 3 to 4 seconds); close lid on gas grill. Cook vegetables, turning once, until beginning to brown and just tender when pierced, 7 to 8 minutes for eggplant, 8 to 10 for onion and bell peppers, and 12 for zucchini. Transfer to a large cutting board as done.

  3. 3

    Cut vegetables into 1-inch pieces and put in a bowl. Add pine nuts, mint, and any remaining marinade. Mix, adding more vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste.