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Skewered Vegetables With Cilantro Sauce

Type: Vegetables
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cilantro Sauce
1 cup 16g / 0.6ozCilantro leaves - (packed)
1/2 cup 20g / 0.7ozParsley leaves - (packed)
1/3 cup 48g / 1.7ozCoarsely-chopped scallions
1   Garlic clove
2 teaspoons 10mlLime juice
1/2 cup 118mlPlain yogurt
1/2 cup 118mlSour cream
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Grilled Vegetables
4 tablespoons 60mlOlive oil
1   Garlic clove - finely minced
1 tablespoon 15mlFreshly-grated or minced ginger root
  Cherry tomatoes
  Zucchini - cut 1/2" chunks
  Red onion - quartered, and
  Separated into 3-layer pieces
  Red and green bell peppers - seeded, and
  Cut 1" square chunks
  Corn on the cob - cut 1/2" rounds
  Baby pattypan squash - (optional)
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Soak 8 wooden skewers in water for one hour.

In a food processor combine the cilantro, parsley, scallions, garlic, and lime juice and puree until finely chopped. Add the yogurt and sour cream and continue pureeing until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Preheat charcoal grill or grill pan.

In a small bowl stir together the olive oil, garlic and ginger root. Arrange the vegetables on the 12 skewers and baste with the olive oil mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables, basting occasionally, until browned and tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with the cilantro sauce.

This recipe yields 8 skewers with about 1 cup sauce.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8887 broadcast 05-20-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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