Ingredients (yields about 8 skewers)

• 1 medium carrot


• 1medium zucchini


• 1/3 of a small eggplant


• 1 small onion


• 5 cloves of garlic


• 1/2 pepper


• 100 grams of firm tofu (alternatively some feta cheese)

The secret to good results is the pre-cooking of the veggies and marinade. Veggies are tough to grill, so you'll need to briefly cook them in salted boiling water. This softens them just enough to allow for successful grilling. [Renee's note: wow, I did not know that, will pass that tidbit along to my aunt ]

Preparation

• Wash all veggies


• Cut carrot into roundlets, about 1/2 inch thick


• Cut zucchini pieces a big bigger


• Cut eggplant pieces even bigger than the zucchini


• Peel garlic cloves and onion


• Cut onion in half


• Add half a glass of vinegar and salt to water. Put to boil.


• Put all veggies in the pot of salted boiling water


• Let the veggies cook about 5 minutes, even if not totally cooked.


• Finally put them on the skewers. Get creative and remember to add your tofu or feta.

At this point all that's left is to do is marinate. These are my 4 favourite light marinades, all are simple to make and quite flavourful!

Hot Marinade

• one cup of tomato sauce


• one tablespoon tomato paste


• hot pepper sauce to taste

Mustard Marinade

• one tablespoon mustard (preferably balsamic mustard)


• half a cup of balsamic vinegar


• half a cup of water

Lemon Parsley Marinade

• the juice of enough lemons to cover your veggies


• a bunch of fresh parsley


• salt


• garlic

For best results, blend parsley, lemon and salt in a food processor. If you like a stronger garlic flavour, blend the cloves too. Otherwise slice the cloves and remove before grilling.

Balsamic Marinade

• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar


• 1/4 cup water


• a bunch of fresh basil


• garlic to taste


• salt

Like above, blend the basil with water and vinegar to get the flavour. I like blending garlic with this one.

Nutritional Info (for all the skewers + tofu, not including marinade)
Calories: 300
Carbs: 42 grams
Fat: 9 grams
Protein: 20 grams

Not bad, uh?

With these values, you can eat all the veggie skewers you made. Dive into the veggies and you are sure to stay lighter on the fat side!

When Tacita isn't sticking veggies with sharp objects, she's blogging.