Grilled Salad that is perfect for Labor Day BBQ

For me, Labor Day usually means the last BBQ for the year. *sniff sniff* but it's a great time to get together with friends and family. While you have your grill fired up try this Pepper, Mushroom, and Eggplant Salad. You can view my complete article and the complete recipe at:

The following Pepper, Mushroom and Eggplant Salad can be easily modified to be grilled instead of broiled. This colorful salad is made from eggplant slices, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, and Portobello mushrooms. Kraft Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing is added to the salad to create a sweet yet tangy flavor to its already appetizing taste. This recipe is great by itself or as an addition to a tasty grilled chicken breast or steak.

Pepper, Mushroom and Eggplant Salad



What You Need
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
8 oz.Portobello mushroom caps
6 eggplant slices (1/4-inch thick)
1 cup KRAFT Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing, divided

Make It
Cut peppers lengthwise into quarters.
Place vegetables on rack of broiler pan 2 to 3 inches from heat. Brush vegetables with 3/4 cup dressing. Broil 6 to 8 minutes or until tender, turning and brushing occasionally with remaining dressing.
Slice mushrooms; toss with peppers, eggplant and remaining 1/4 cup dressing.

Use Your Grill:
Prepare as directed, grilling vegetables over medium coals 10 to 15 minutes or until tender.

yummyeats, that looks great but why do you stop grilling? The only thing that stops me is pouring rain or a blizzard!

Looks great. My sis-in-law made something like that last time she had us over, but she used zucchini instead of eggplant, and added onions.

I'm not sure that there is such a thing as a tasty grilled chicken breast.

the best grilled chicken breast i've ever had was at a restaurant in switzerland.. it was first cooked sous-vide, then quickly browned over charcoal and served with some kind of sauce over noodles with pumpkin seeds.. very tasty and not at all dry like grilled chicken ususally is... but i'm not brave enough to try sous-vide at home.

yummyeats,  do you work in the buzz marketing department at Kraft Foods?

http://www.kraftfoods.com...plant-salad-53842.aspx

Wow, enginecapt. I checked yummyeats' profile first, to make sure there were other non-spam posts, before responding. She pretty much lays it out there; real name, location, and doesn't hide the occupation of "food blogger".

I'd say that it's more likely that yummyeats found a decent recipe using mostly fresh ingredients, and shared it through a copy/paste, than it is likely that Kraft is relying on buzz marketing to increase sales of the most popular bottled salad dressing in the world.

HOWEVER, I actually really do appreciate your diligence and suspicion; I had the same thoughts, and then reconsidered.

Anyone who thinks I'm wrong (and I may be) should nevertheless use the above recipe, because it is really good, but replace the KRAFT dressing with a nice home-made balsamic vinaigarette; less sugar, more flavor, better tasting. I think most of us would do that anyhow.

I'm not known for my subtle nature.... or diplomacy.

enginecapt


I'm not known for my subtle nature.... or diplomacy.

As long as you are spot-on in your eats recommendations, I will consider other characteristics to be virtues!

My suspect is being in Los Angeles and putting away your grill  for the winter.

I'd be out of a job if everyone did that!

Mosca

enginecapt


I'm not known for my subtle nature.... or diplomacy.

As long as you are spot-on in your eats recommendations....

Recommended by Mr. and Mrs. Chips.