GRILLED PEPPER AND ONION SALAD

This grilled vegetable recipe goes wonderfully with steak, pork chops or other grilled proteins.

Yield: Serves 8.

GRILLED PEPPER AND ONION SALAD

Ingredients

  • 2 sweet onions, cut into 8 wedges
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 6 roasted bell peppers (2 each of orange, red and yellow)
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 tbsp slivered fresh basil

Directions

  1. Toss onions with 1 tbsp oil. Cook onions in a grill wok over medium heat on natural gas barbecue, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  2. Cut roasted peppers into wide strips. Combine peppers and onions in a bowl.
  3. To prepare dressing, whisk together vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper until blended. Gradually whisk in 1/4 cup oil. Stir in basil.
  4. Toss peppers and onions with dressing until coated. Serve at room temperature.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 170 calories, 11.7 g fat, 2.1 g protein, 15.1 g carbohydrate, 3.4 g fibre, 222 mg sodium
Tip:

Walla Walla, Vidalia or Maui onions are sweet varieties of onions.

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