Mediterranean Grill Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• Stir olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, rosemary, and oregano together in a bowl.
• Place mushrooms, zucchini, bell pepper, and onion in a deep grill-safe pan and brush with the oil mixture.
• Place the pan on the preheated grill and cook until tender, turning once, 10 to 15 minutes.

MEDITERRANEAN MIXED GRILL

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Mix the yogurt, garlic, parsley and oregano in a bowl. In a separate bowl, toss the chicken with 1/4 cup of the yogurt mixture, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Stir the olive oil into the remaining yogurt mixture and set aside.
• Brush the cut sides of the eggplant with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and the smoked paprika. Brush the bread with olive oil.
• Brush the grill grates with olive oil. Grill the chicken, turning once, until cooked through and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 160 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, grill the eggplant, skin-side down, until softened, about 15 minutes; turn and continue cooking until tender, about 5 more minutes. Grill the tomatoes and bread, turning once, until marked, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve the chicken, eggplant, tomatoes and bread with the yogurt sauce.
• Per serving: Calories 545; Fat 18 g (Saturated 4 g); Cholesterol 98 mg; Sodium 795 mg; Carbohydrate 47 g; Fiber 6 g; Protein 47 g

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED FISH

Steps:

• Lay down a piece of aluminum foil on the grill to cook on or use a grill pan designed for grilling fish on a BBQ.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• In a small bowl, combine the garlic, basil, parsley and lemon juice.
• Spray the foil or grill pan with cooking spray. Be careful not to spray directly on your heat source, or you'll get a flare up.
• Place each fillet on the grill and spray the fillets with cooking spray.
• Top each piece of fish with equal amounts of the garlic mixture. Sprinkle with black pepper to your liking.
• Grill over medium heat turning once until the fish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Garnish with green olives and lemon slices.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED CHICKEN & GREENS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first five ingredients. Add chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Moisten a paper towel with cooking oil; using long-handled tongs, rub on grill rack to coat lightly. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 5-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165°., In a large bowl, combine greens, tomatoes, feta cheese and olives. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss to coat. Slice chicken; serve with salad.

MEDITERRANEAN MIXED GRILL

Steps:

• Put the shrimp and tuna in a shallow dish. Beat the lemon and oil together with the cumin and coriander. Season with salt and pepper and pour over the seafood, turning the seafood to coat it. Put in the refrigerator to marinate 30 minutes.
• Put 16 12-inch wooden skewers in water to soak.
• Saute the chorizo in a skillet until lightly browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside to cool. Cut in quarters.
• Preheat a grill. Holding two skewers about half an inch apart, thread each pair of skewers with a shrimp, a piece of pepper, a piece of tuna, a piece of chorizo, piece of tuna, a piece of pepper and a shrimp. Repeat, threading eight skewers.
• Grill the brochettes until the shrimp are cooked and lightly charred and the tuna is cooked on the outside but still rare within, about 10 minutes. Serve at once with lemon wedges.