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 Grilled Veg Salad With Goat Cheese Croutons & Balsamic Vinaigrette

Recipe By     : Grillin' & Chillin' Show #GR3630
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Side-Sal                         Potato-Sal

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1      md            Red bell pepper --
                       -quartered lengthwise and seeded
  1      md            Yellow bell pepper --
                       -quartered lengthwise and seeded
  1      md            Zucchini --
                       -sliced lengthwise 1/4" thick
  1      md            Yellow squash --
                       -sliced lengthwise 1/4" thick
  1                    Baby Italian eggplant --
                       -sliced lengthwise 1/4" thick
  1      head          Broccoli -- blanched & cut
                       -into florets with some stem
                       -attached
  4                    New potatoes -- boiled,
                       -sliced 1/4" thick
                       Olive oil
  6      tb            Balsamic vinaigrette
  4      c             Mesclun or mixed red & green
                       -lettuce leaves
                       Goat Cheese Croutons:
                       Olive oil
  8      sl            French or Italian bread -- 1/2" thick
                       Salt and freshly ground pepper
  8      sl            Goat cheese -- 1/4" thick
  1      tb            Fresh thyme leaves

Prepare a charcoal or wood fire and let it burn down to embers or
preheat the broiler. Brush the peppers, zucchini, squash, eggplant,
broccoli and potatoes with olive oil and grill for 2-1/2 minutes on
each side, or until grill marks appear. Place in a mixing bowl, dress
with 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette, and set aside. In a separate mixing
bowl, dress the greens with 2 tb vinaigrette. Divide the greens
equally among 4 plates and arrange the vegetables around the greens,
making sure that they are distributed equally. Garnish each portion
with 2 goat cheese croutons.

Yield: 4 servings

Goat Cheese Croutons:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush both sides of the bread
slices with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the
bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 4 minutes,
turning once, until lightly browned. Top each crouton with a slice of
goat cheese and sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Yield: 8 croutons

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <[email protected]> on Jul 12, 97


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