Griddled vegetables with feta | Jamie magazine recipes (2024)

FAQs

What does feta cheese go with? ›

Feta Crumbles are so versatile that you can use them to garnish pasta, watermelon, grapes, nuts, chickpeas, potatoes, salads, pizza, or eggs. It's the perfect tangy touch to elevate any dish.

To heat a cast iron griddle for grilling vegetables, start by placing it on the grill or stovetop over medium-high heat. Allow the griddle to preheat for at least 10-15 minutes before adding the vegetables. This will ensure that the griddle is evenly heated and ready to create beautiful grill marks on the vegetables.

Grilling vegetables is a great way to bring out sweet, toasty, caramelized flavors that other cooking techniques won't. And there's very little prep involved. All you really need to do is toss or brush the raw veggies in vegetable oil, and sprinkle them with your favorite seasonings. Then get them on the grill!

Get some finely chopped onions, peppers, squash, bok choy, etc. You get it. Any veggies that can be cut up small and stir fried, you can do this on your Blackstone Griddle.

If you have high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, or diabetes, you may need to limit or even avoid eating feta cheese. Contains lactose: Feta cheese is unripened, meaning that it contains more lactose than matured cheese. As a result, you may need to avoid it if you are lactose intolerant or allergic.

Feta contains more calcium than many other cheeses. Calcium helps you maintain healthy teeth and bones. Feta cheese also has high levels of phosphorus. Consuming these phosphorus and calcium together has been linked to improved bone density and osteoporosis prevention.

Give your cheese a rinse to control its salt content

The addition of water will help balance out some of your feta's saltiness. The Spruce Eats recommends briefly washing your cheese under water to give the feta a mild, palatable taste. This rinsing step is beneficial if your feta comes in brine.

Method 1: directly on the grill

For large veggies like corn, bell pepper, thicker sliced zucchini, eggplant and onion, and portobello mushrooms, I recommend slicing, seasoning and putting them directly on the grill so that they get those lovely grill marks.

At face value, it's pretty straightforward: A griddle provides a flat surface for cooking heated from underneath, while a grill has grates that allow open flames to directly reach the surface of what you're cooking.

Ever boiled up water and let the vapor cook up some seafood or veggies? Moist and delicious. Griddles can do both.

Can you grill on a griddle? ›

When flat top grill cooking, the griddle top won't give you those classic sear marks… Though it will prevent flare-ups, ensure even heat distribution, and allow you to cook foods that you couldn't make on a traditional grill (like eggs, stir fry, or anything else that would fall through the grates).

Cast iron skillets, griddle pans and grill pans with ridges all help to replicate grilled textures and flavors. No matter which pan you use, be sure to preheat it before adding your food to get a spectacular sear on your meats and veggies.