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Elliot’s Grilled-Vegetable Salad

While I was playing around with salad ideas in my head, my good buddy Elliot happened to email me asking if I’d make him a grilled-vegetable salad with a Sriracha vinaigrette. He’d been gallivanting about our local farmers’ market and forwarded to me a list of produce that had looked appealing that day. We gave it a go not long after, and I hope you do, too.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

Sriracha Vinaigrette

Juice of 4 limes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup Sriracha
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Vegetables

1 small Japanese eggplant, halved lengthwise
2 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise
2 large shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
2 red bell peppers, seeded and quartered
1 bunch asparagus, woody ends removed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Salad

2 (10-ounce) bags mixed greens
1 medium red onion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the grill or the broiler to high heat.

    Step 2

    To make the vinaigrette, in a medium bowl, mix together the lime juice, soy sauce, Sriracha, garlic, cilantro, black pepper, mustard, and oil. Set aside.

    Step 3

    In a separate bowl, toss the eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers, and asparagus with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Arrange all of the vegetables, except the asparagus, in a single layer on the grill or broiler pan, and cook, turning once, until the vegetables soften and grill marks develop, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the asparagus for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Take the veggies off the heat, and slice the eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, and bell peppers into strips.

    Step 4

    Divide the mixed greens and onion evenly among bowls. Top the salads with the grilled vegetables, spooning some of the Sriracha vinaigrette over each portion. Garnish with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and serve immediately.

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