How do you cook your vegetables? Most people steam, microwave or sauté their veggies. If these are the only ways that you prepare your vegetables, you are missing a taste treat. Barbequing is not just for meat. Why not start grilling your vegetables?

Prepare the Grill
Before you barbeque anything, you should have a clean grill. After your charcoal is done, place the grill on the barbeque. Allow the grill to heat. Then brush the grill down with a clean, stiff brush to remove any remaining pieces of grit or food. Baste the grill with vegetable oil and then you are really to roll.

Coal Temperatures
It is notoriously easy to burn vegetables when grilling them. Therefore cooking them at the right temperature is extremely important. If the coals are too hot, the veggies will almost immediately singe or burn. If the coals are too cool, the veggies won’t cook properly.

It is best to grill vegetables over a medium to medium-hot heat. Since it is rather difficult to measure the heat over a grill, most resort to the old-fashioned "how hot is my hand getting" testing method. A fire is medium hot if you can only hold your hand five inches above the grill surface for about three to four seconds.

Do not push your pain threshold testing the heat of your fire.

Prepping the Vegetables
Vegetables that are grilled, like any vegetables that you eat, should be washed as part of your prep. After washing, you should dry the vegetables as much as possible. Oil will not stick to the surface of a vegetable that is wet. You will need to brush your veggies with oil, preferably olive oil, so that they won’t stick to your grill.