Rainbow Vegetable Skewers
These bright and beautiful Rainbow Vegetable Skewers make a delicious and healthy side dish.
With tomatoes, peppers, squash, beets, and onions, these vegetable skewers celebrate all the colors of the rainbow.
These Rainbow Vegetable Skewers are so simple to make: Slide them onto wood or metal skewers, brush with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then grill (or broil) them for six to eight minutes. That’s it.
Pro tip: If you use wood or bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 10–20 minutes before adding the vegetables. This will help prevent the skewers from burning.
This recipe is also super customizable: Other vegetables and fruits that grill well include mangoes, peaches, pineapples, grapes, mushrooms, and eggplant.
Rainbow Veggie Skewers
These bright and beautiful Rainbow Vegetable Skewers make a delicious and healthy side dish.
Ingredients
- 2 medium cooked beets, cut into 8 ½ to 1-inch slices
- ½ medium red onion, cut into 8 slices
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 8 slices
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 8 slices
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, cut into 16 pieces
- 1 medium summer squash, cut into 8 slices
- 1 medium orange bell pepper, cut into 16 pieces
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 16 pieces
- 8 cherry (or grape) tomatoes
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 2 tsp. Italian herbs (optional)
Instructions
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Preheat grill or broiler on high.
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Place a piece of beet, a piece of onion, two pieces of green bell pepper, a piece of zucchini, two pieces of yellow bell pepper, a piece of squash, two pieces of orange bell pepper, two pieces of red bell pepper, and a tomato onto a skewer. Repeat with seven remaining skewers.
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Brush skewers evenly with oil. Sprinkle with herbs if desired.
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Grill skewers for 6 to 8 minutes, turning every 2 minutes, until vegetables are tender-crisp.
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A great veggie option as part of lunch or dinner or as a snacktional.
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Photos by Amanda Meixner and Dani Paris