Grilled Vegetable Crudite Platter

by Alina Orozco

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Smokey and delicious, this grilled vegetable platter is the perfect side for your gathering. If you want to serve a grilled vegetable board instead of the usual crudite you’ll find this post helpful with best vegetables to grill, how to prepare them and three mistakes to avoid when serving grilled vegetable dishes.

What are the best veggies to grill?

The most delicious vegetables you can grill are zucchini, bell peppers, onion and asparagus. You could also add mushrooms, broccolini, and eggplant.

I find that vegetables such as peppers, onions and squash are always everyone’s favorite and they’re easy to make.

If you want to be a little more adventurous try grilling scallions or green onions, tomatoes and lettuce— yes, even Romaine lettuce tastes delicious from the grill!

Use this grilled grate to keep your vegetables in place while on the grill.

what to add to your grilled vegetable platter

How to prepare vegetables to grill?

As a rule, I like to marinate all vegetables about 30 minutes before grilling. Especially semi-hard vegetables such as peppers, asparagus and squash.

For soft vegetables just 10 minutes or so should be plenty, so your grilled vegetables won’t be soggy or watery.

To prepare, wash and cut your vegetables. I love leaving the onion rounds, not only do they look beautiful but they’re also easy to eat and serve that way. Zucchini sliced a little on the diagonal. Finally, the peppers I like to simply divide into fourths.

For the marinade I like to salt and pepper generously, finely chopped garlic or garlic seasoning.

This is the most simple way to grill veggies, and also a great way to allow the natural flavor of them to shine through.

This method also works great for grilled vegetable kabobs.

How do you keep grilled vegetables from getting soggy?

Grilling vegetables so they are not soggy is about less not more. First, don’t put too much oil on the vegetables before grilling. Instead use a grill crate and spray oil on that.

Also it’s important to not cut vegetables too thin. You are less likely to over cook thicker and larger pieces of vegetables.

Quick Tips for Grilling Veggies

Use this grilled grate to keep your vegetables in place while on the grill.
Spray the grilled grate with oil and not the vegetables to keep them from getting soggy.
Cook harder vegetables first, then softer veggies to avoid overcooking.

More Grilling Mistakes You Might be Making

Adding oil to veggies instead of the grates.

Easy fix is to oil your grilling grates so the vegetables do not stick to it. Additionally, keeping your veggies less oily will avoid them getting soggy.

2. Not seasoning liberally

If you want your grilled veggies to taste amazing, add lots of salt and pepper 30 minutes before grilling. This will help all the veggies expel extra moisture and bring out the flavors more.

Once your grill is hot, add the grates with the veggies.

3.Overcooking

Veggies cook fast, make sure to not over cook especially smaller vegetables.

Dip Ideas for Your Grilled Veggie Platter

To elevate a vegetable platter serve it with lots of great dips. This is especially great if you want to serve your veggie crudite as an appetizer. Some great dip ideas include the following: