Grilled Collards And Jicama With Sweet Pepper Recipes

GRILLED PINEAPPLE-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Brush the pineapple and bell pepper with canola oil; grill, turning, until the pineapple is golden brown on both sides and the pepper is slightly charred, about 6 minutes.
• Let the bell pepper cool, then peel, seed and dice. Dice the pineapple and place in a bowl. Add the bell pepper, jicama, red onion, chiles, vinegar, olive oil and basil; season with salt and pepper and toss.

GRILLED COLLARDS AND JICAMA WITH SWEET PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat grill. Assuming you are grilling protien also, you will char the greens over direct heat. Use a high heat...approximately 400 degrees.
• Bring large pot of water to a rolling boil and add olive oil.
• Brush jicama slices with olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Wilt greens in boiling water for approximately 2 minutes, remove from boiling water and quickly douse with cold water to stop cooking.
• Stack collard leaves in 6-8 leaf stacks.
• Grill jicama slices on one side until slightly charred (approximately 2 minutes).
• Flip jicama and place the collard stacks on the grill. Grill for approximately 2 minutes until greens are slightly charred on one side.
• Remove jicama from grill and flip collard stacks and grill for an additional 2 minutes.
• Slice jicama into 1 1/2" X 1/4" slices and rough chop collard stacks.
• Mix jicama, greens and red pepper. Season mixture with salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste.

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GRILLED HALLOUMI WITH SPICY-SWEET PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Combine the roasted peppers, Calabrian chiles, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil in a small bowl. Season with salt, stir and set aside.
• Oil the grill grates. Grill the halloumi until well marked and warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove to a platter. Spoon the red pepper mixture over the cheese and top with basil and mint. Serve with bread.

JíCAMA AND GRILLED RED PEPPER SLAW

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Place smoke chips in 8x6-inch foil packet with open top. Set packet atop coals about 5 minutes before grilling. Brush green onions with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Grill until lightly browned, turning often, about 4 minutes. Cut onions into 1/4-inch pieces. Place in large bowl. Grill peppers until lightly charred, turning often, about 10 minutes. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers; cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Add to onions.
• Whisk orange juice, lime juice, honey, cumin and 3 tablespoons oil in small bowl. (Vegetables and dressing can be made 8 hours ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.) Add jicama and dressing to grilled vegetables; toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

GRILLED COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat grill to high heat.
• Bring a large pot of salted water, over medium heat, to a boil.
• Remove the ribs from the collard greens and discard. Put the leaves into the boiling, water, then add the bacon slices and blanch the collard greens for about 2 minutes. Remove the leaves from the water and place into an ice water bath to stop the cooking process.
• Remove the collards from the ice water and stack the leaves flat on top of each other, about 7 to 9 at a time. Put the stacked collards on the grill for 4 minutes per side.
• Transfer the leaves from the grill to a cutting board and roughly chop. Put into a serving bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

GRILLED BREAD SALAD WITH SWEET PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Toss bread with 2 tablespoons oil in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper. Toss bell peppers and onions with 2 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper.
• Grill bread, turning occasionally, until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Grill vegetables, turning often, until very tender and charred in spots, 8-10 minutes for peppers and 10-12 minutes for onions; transfer to a cutting board.
• Trim root end from onions and separate layers. Transfer to a large bowl, add vinegar and paprika, and toss to coat. Remove as much skin as possible from peppers; discard. Cut into 1 1/2" strips.
• Add peppers, grilled bread, 2 tablespoons chives, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil to bowl with onions and toss to combine; season with salt, pepper, and more vinegar, if desired. Serve topped with more chives.