Easy Vegetarian Grilling with George Foreman
Vegetarians rejoice! Creating interesting and delicious grilled vegetarian meals is easy and fast with George Foreman. While it’s widely known that you can cook basic vegetables and fruit side dishes on your George Foreman grill, creating unique meat-free meals is also possible. Go beyond the normal and follow these helpful tips for phenomenal vegetable-based grilled meals that will satisfy any hungry vegetarian.
#1 Don’t just create side dishes.
If you normally grill up vegetables for simple side dishes, be aware that vegetarians need sustenance and a full meal. To achieve this, try making vegetables that can be added to a larger dish, so that vegetarians feel like they’re eating a full meal. Grill up some of your favorite vegetables, like eggplant, onions and peppers for a healthy and tasty vegetarian fajita entrée. Cut up and grill some zucchini, long-ways, and add with feta cheese and pasta for a light and simple meal. Or for a fabulous lunch, make grilled portabella paninis with brie cheese that can be pressed in your George Foreman too.
#2 Add flavor with marinades and rubs.
Did you know you can prep your vegetables like how you do for meat? Vegetables take on added flavor when marinades or rubs are applied. Try mimicking the flavors and textures of grilled meats with smoky cumin powder or seeds; simply rub on and grill straight away. Or use popular store-bought marinades the same way you would for meat: add the marinade and vegetables to a plastic bag, seal and refrigerate. If the sauce or marinade has a lot of sugar in it, like tomato or soy sauced based ones, brush it on halfway during cooking so that the caramelized bits don’t turn into a burned mess.
#3 Add protein with meat substitutes.
Don’t miss out on protein with vegetarian grilling. Tofu, which is bean curds formed into blocks, has a bad reputation for being “bland” or “boring.” With high-temperature searing, your George Foreman grill never makes it boring. To achieve that instant flavor of searing, choose extra-firm tofu. Next, you want to make sure the tofu is as dry as possible so that searing occurs. To do this, press excess moisture out of the block of tofu by compressing it between sheets of paper towel for at least an hour. Then, add marinades or rubs like you would for vegetables, and grill. Serve with some rice pilaf, or stack between layers of mashed potatoes for a hearty, full-flavored and exciting vegetarian meal.
