These Vegetable Skewers are a delightfully delicious veggie side dish that’s perfect for grilling season! Easy to make with a variety of colorful vegetables and a garlicky Parmesan marinade, these tasty skewers are sure to be a hit all summer long!
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Why You’ll Love This Veggie Skewers Recipe
- Flavorful: Grilling vegetables brings out their natural sweetness while also adding a smoky flavor. The garlicky, cheesy marinade then adds an extra delicious layer of flavor.
- Nutritious: Thanks to the veggies, this dish is packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
- Quick and Easy: Ready in under 30 minutes, these skewers are the perfect vegetable side dish for busy weeknights or weekend cookouts.
For more veggie sides, check out our Teriyaki Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Broccoli, and Parmesan Crusted Zucchini.
Ingredients
Here’s a look at the simple ingredients you’ll need to make these veggie kabobs.
- Fresh Vegetables: We used a combination of zucchini, yellow squash, red bell peppers, orange bell peppers, red onion, grape tomatoes, and mushrooms, but feel free to mix up the veggies if you’d like.
- Olive Oil: This is the base for the marinade. Be sure to use a high quality extra virgin olive oil for the best flavor.
- Seasonings: We used a combination of garlic salt and black pepper for seasoning the vegetable skewers marinade.
- Parmesan Cheese: We added freshly grated parmesan cheese to the marinade to give these veggie skewers a boost of flavor
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Add vegetarian protein: Add tofu or halloumi to give these skewers a boost of protein while keeping them a meatless dish.
- Switch up the veggies: Feel free to omit any veggies you’re not a fan of or use other veggies you love or may have on hand.
- Change up the marinade: Instead of the cheesy marinade, go with a different flavor profile for your grilled vegetables by using another marinade such as Greek dressing, teriyaki sauce, lemon-herb vinaigrette, Italian dressing, or balsamic vinaigrette.
- Vegan or Dairy-Free: Use a plant-based grated parmesan cheese if you’re allergic or intolerant to dairy or eat a vegan diet.
How to Make Vegetable Skewers
Get started by preparing your vegetables and preheating your grill to medium-high. If you are using wooden skewers, you will also need to soak them ahead of time.
Step 1: Make the marinade. Add the olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
Step 2: Marinate veggies. Add the vegetables to the marinade and toss until everything is well coated.
Step 3: Assemble the skewers. Thread the vegetables onto the skewers.
Step 4: Cook the skewers. Place vegetable skewers on grill and cook on medium-high until veggies are fork tender.
Serving Suggestions
Here are some great ideas for serving these grilled vegetable skewers:
- Enjoy them as an easy veggie side with this Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice or this Instant Pot Chicken for a simple weeknight dinner.
- Serve these skewers with some Lemon Pesto Cauliflower Rice for a 100% meatless meal for Meatless Monday or any day of the week.
- Make them a part of your next cookout alongside all of your favorite grilling recipes such as these Grilled Lamb Chops and this Grilled Shrimp.
Expert Tips
- Soak wooden skewers: If you are using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for 30 minutes which helps prevent burning and keeps the food from sticking to them while cooking. Metal skewers do not need to be soaked.
- Make Ahead: You can prep these grilled veggie skewers up to two days in advance. Clean and cut all of the veggies and then store them separately in the refrigerator until ready to use. Make the marinade and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, but be sure to allow it to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before using as the olive oil will solidify.
- Storing: Be sure to remove the vegetables from the skewers before storing. Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Recipe FAQs
The best vegetables for grilling on skewers are bell peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, eggplant, corn, and tomatoes.
It will take about 3-4 minutes per side over medium-high heat to grill the veggies until fork tender.
Yes, you can bake them in a 400° F oven instead if you’d like. Place prepared vegetable skewers in oven on a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and lightly sprayed with cooking oil and bake for 10-15 minutes, turning occasionally.
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Grilled Vegetable Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini sliced
- 1 large yellow squash sliced
- 2 red bell peppers cut into 1.5 inch pieces
- 2 orange bell peppers cut into 1.5 inch pieces
- ½ red onion cut into 1.5 inch pieces
- 1 pint grape tomatoes rinsed
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoon garlic salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together olive oil, garlic salt, pepper =, parmesan cheese. Toss vegetables with it.
- Thread veggies on to skewers. *IF you dont like a vegetable above you can sub it for something you do love.
- Cook over medium high heat on grill until fork tender. 3-4 minutes each side.
- garnish with fresh parm cheese and fresh basil if desired.
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Notes
- Soak wooden skewers: If you are using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for 30 minutes which helps prevent burning and keeps the food from sticking to them while cooking. Metal skewers do not need to be soaked.
- Make Ahead: You can prep these grilled veggie skewers up to two days in advance. Clean and cut all of the veggies and then store them separately in the refrigerator until ready to use. Make the marinade and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator, but be sure to allow it to sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before using as the olive oil will solidify.
- Storing: Be sure to remove the vegetables from the skewers before storing. Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Emily Kemp says
Simple meals are always the best, I love all the different veggies you used, yum!