Grilled Sausage and Summer Vegetables
(from Mainergirl’s recipe box)
Source: Taste of Home
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 6 people
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup peach preserves
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Dash hot pepper sauce, optional
- 4 medium sweet red peppers
- 1 medium eggplant
- 3 small zucchini
- 2 small yellow summer squash
- 12 hot Italian pork or turkey sausage links (4 ounces each)
Directions
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Place the first 5 ingredients in a blender; if desired, add pepper sauce. Cover and process until blended.
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Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Cut eggplant lengthwise into 1/2-in.-thick slices. Cut zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into quarters. Place all vegetables in a large bowl; drizzle with 1/2 cup of the sauce and toss to coat.
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Place vegetables on a greased grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly charred, turning once. Cool slightly. Reduce grill temperature to medium-low heat.
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Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Toss with additional 1/4 cup sauce; keep warm.
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Grill sausages, covered, over medium-low heat 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° for pork sausages (165° for turkey sausages), turning occasionally. Remove sausages from grill; toss with remaining sauce. Serve with vegetables.