Best Grilled Brined Vegetables Recipes

GRILLED BRINED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring bay leaves, peppercorns, vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, 2 Tbsp. salt, and 3 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Simmer carrots or beets in brine until crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes for carrots, 25-30 minutes for beets. For radishes, simply add to brine off heat and let cool. Remove vegetables; pat dry. (Save brine to pickle another batch of vegetables.)
• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Toss brined vegetables with oil in a large bowl; season lightly with salt. Grill, turning occasionally, until lightly charred in spots, 6-8 minutes. Serve with Green Chile Charmoula, Spiced Seed Sprinkle, or Grilled Halloumi With Watercress, if desired.

GRILLED BRINED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Warm water in a large pot over high heat. Add salt and stir to dissolve. Stir in brown sugar, orange, lemon, lime, cilantro, garlic, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, fennel, coriander, and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover. Let brine simmer for 20 minutes.
• Fill a sink with ice water. Remove brine from heat and place pot into the sink. Cool, stirring, until brine reaches room temperature. Pour into a large plastic or glass vessel such as a 12-quart Cambro®. Add pork tenderloin pieces. Cover and let soak 6 hours to overnight.
• Remove loins from brine and rinse. Let rest at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes while you prep the grill. Preheat the grill for indirect heat at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Place loins on cooler side of the grill and cook, rotating every 20 to 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the centers read 130 to 135 degrees F (54 to 57 degrees C), 35 to 40 minutes.
• Paint loins with vegetable oil and move over the direct heat side of the grill. Sear until golden brown all over and internal temperature just reaches 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove loins from heat, place on a serving dish, and tent with foil. Let rest for about 5 minutes. Slice into 1/2- to 1-inch-thick medallions.

GRILLED HALLOUMI AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Prepare a hot grill. Cut halloumi into 8 to 12 slabs, about 1/3- to 1/2-inch thick. Cut peppers into wide pieces, slicing from top to bottom along the natural indentations. Discard seeds. Cut pieces in half crosswise. Slice the zucchini and eggplant on the diagonal, into 1/4- to 1/3-inch-thick rounds.
• Season all vegetables with salt and pepper. Brush vegetables and halloumi with olive oil.
• Grill vegetables until tender and nicely charred, turning occasionally. If you'd like, use an outdoor grill pan to keep them from slipping through the grate. Scallions will be ready after 3 to 4 minutes. Peppers, zucchini and eggplant take about 10 minutes. Arrange on a platter.
• Grill halloumi, turning occasionally, for 2 to 6 minutes, until grill marks appear. When you press on the cheese, it should give but it should not be runny.
• Remove cheese to the platter with vegetables and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle cheese and vegetables with herbs and sumac, if you'd like, and serve.

GRILLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut squash, zucchini and eggplants in half, slicing from top to bottom. Quarter, seed and devein peppers. Trim green feathery part of fennel, then cut in quarter-inch slices, leaving core intact. Using a plastic bag or plastic gloves to protect your hands from the stickiness of the chayote, peel and then cut it into quarter-inch slices.
• Put all the vegetables in a bowl. Pour oil on top and toss.
• To prepare vinaigrette, mix together the vinegars and the oil. Reserve.
• Place vegetables on a grill over a medium fire and cook for 3 or 4 minutes on each side. Turn over and repeat.
• When cooked, put vegetables on a platter, drizzle with vinaigrette and serve with a slice of goat cheese.