Guide to Grilling Veggies (Kitchen Prescription)

Sam Kass, now the senior food analyst for NBC News, offers these tips on getting the BEST flavor when you grill your veggies:

1. Cut the vegetables into big pieces that are more or less equal in size so each piece cooks evenly, but is not
    overcooked.. (Bigger pieces also won't slip through the grill grates.)

2.  Prep the grill by pouring a neutral-flavored oil, like grapeseed or veg. oil, on a rag. Then use tongs to rub       the rag on the grates, which will help keep food from sticking.

3.  Turn and shuffle vegetable pieces as they begin to char. "Cook until you like what you see,"  Kass says.
     "I tend to think the more color the better."

Editor's note: I have a veggie grilling pan that is square with small holes and sloped backwards sides which is really handy. I just spray it with coconut oil cooking spray.You can also make your own grill pan by taking a heavy duty disposable pan and poking holes in the bottom - for"'camping cooking"  - which is making due with what you have around the house, backyard, or campsite.

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