Recipe - Skewered Vegetables With Cilantro Sauce

CILANTRO SAUCE
1 cup Packed cilantro leaves
One half cup Packed parsley leaves
1/3 cup Coarsely chopped scallions
1 Garlic clove
2 teaspoon Lime juice
One half cup Plain yogurt
One half cup Sour cream
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper

GRILLED VEGETABLES
4 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Clove garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon Freshly grated or minced
gingerroot
Cherry tomatoes
Zucchini, cut into 1/2inch
chunks
Red onion, quartered and
separated into 3layer
pieces
Red and green bell peppers,
seeded and cut into 1inch
square chunks
Corn on the cob, cut into
about 1/2inch rounds
Baby pattypan squash,
optional
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper

Soak 8 wooden skewers in water for one hour.

In a food processor combine the cilantro, parsley, scallions, garlic, and
lime juice and puree until finely chopped. Add the yogurt and sour cream
and continue pureeing until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Preheat charcoal grill or grill pan.

In a small bowl stir together the olive oil, garlic and gingerroot. Arrange
the vegetables on the 12 skewers and baste with the olive oil mixture.
Season with salt and pepper. Grill the vegetables, basting occasionally,
until browned and tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Serve with the cilantro
sauce.

Yield: 8 skewers with about 1 cup sauce

Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #8887 Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #628 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman" jfreeman@netusa1.net on May 31, 1997