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Colorful, smoky, and packed with flavor—these easy grilled veggie skewers are the perfect healthy side dish for any summer cookout or weeknight meal.
Healthy & Easy Grilled Veggie Skewers
These healthy veggie skewers are the perfect addition to any summer grilling lineup—vibrant, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. Whether you’re firing up the grill for a backyard BBQ or looking for a light and wholesome side dish, these colorful skewers check all the boxes. With minimal prep and endless customization, they make clean eating easy, delicious, and ideal for warm-weather meals.
Why You Will Love These Too!
- Customizable: Use your favorite vegetables or whatever you have on hand—these skewers are easy to adapt to your taste.
- Quick & Easy: Minimal prep and a short cook time make them perfect for busy weeknights or effortless entertaining.
- Healthy: A naturally plant-based, nutrient-packed side dish that adds color and freshness to any meal.
- Versatile: Great on their own or paired with grilled proteins, and perfect for adding to rice bowls, noodle dishes, or wraps.
- Summer-Ready: Made for grilling season, they bring vibrant flavor to any backyard BBQ or picnic spread.
Grilled Veggie Skewers: Step By Step
Ingredients: Bamboo skewers, sweet onions, zucchini, mushrooms, avocado oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Prepare: Prepare your vegetables by washing and drying thoroughly. Cut the onions and zucchini into 1 inch chunks. If using bamboo skewers, be sure to soak in cold water for 30 minutes prior to grilling to prevent burning.
Combine: Combine the vegetables with avocado oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Toss well to ensure vegetables are full coated.
Thread: Thread the prepared vegetables onto the skewers, alternating for even cooking.
Grill: Preheat the grill to 350°F. Place the skewers on the grill and cook for 15 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes, until the vegetables are slightly charred and cooked to your desired tenderness
How to Serve These Veggie Skewers
These veggie skewers are a delicious and flexible side that can easily be turned into a complete meal. Here’s one of our favorite ways to enjoy them:
- Serve with Thai Chicken Skewers: I love to pair these veggie skewers with my Grilled Thai Chicken Skewers, served over a bed of white rice and finished with a drizzle of my Rich and Creamy Peanut Sauce. It’s a simple, satisfying meal packed with bold flavors and nourishing ingredients.
- Build a bowl: Add the grilled veggies to rice or noodles with your favorite protein and toppings for a customizable, wholesome bowl.
- Wrap it up: Toss the veggies into a warm pita or wrap with greens and sauce for a quick and flavorful handheld option.
Tools Used For This Recipe
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Healthy Grilled Veggie Skewers – Perfect for Summer
Equipment
- Bamboo Skewers
Ingredients
- Bamboo or metal skewers
- 2 large sweet onions cut into 1 inch chunks
- 2-8 oz packs of whole portabella mushrooms
- 1 zucchini sliced and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Prepare the vegetables by washing and drying them thoroughly. Cut the onions and zucchini into 1-inch chunks. Soak bamboo skewers in cold water for 30 minutes prior to grilling to prevent them from burning.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the vegetables with avocado oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss well to ensure the vegetables are evenly coated.
- Thread the prepared vegetables onto skewers, alternating for even cooking and presentation.
- Preheat the grill to 350°F. Place the skewers on the grill and cook for 15 minutes, flipping every 5 minutes, until the vegetables are slightly charred and cooked to your desired tenderness.
