Grilled Eggplant with Fresh Basil

I love grilling fresh vegetables in the summertime, it's easy and fun too. This took no time at all and I topped this grilled eggplant with fresh basil, it was to die for!

Ingredients:
- 1 eggplant, sliced thin
- olive oil
- garlic powder
- salt
- pepper
- handful of freshly chopped basil

To Make:
Heat a grill pan on the stove (or the grill outside) If your grilling inside, drizzle olive oil liberally in the bottom before heating the pan, that way the eggplant won't stick.

Lay the eggplant in the grill pan once the pan is semi-hot. Drizzle liberally with salt and season with black pepper and garlic powder. Drizzle olive oil overtop of the eggplant as well. Allow this to grill on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Keep checking to make sure it's not burning or cooking too quickly, if so, reduce the heat.

You can also cover the grill pan also. Check after 6-7 minutes. If the color looks good, flip them.

Remove once the eggplant is very tender (to taste).

Finish with one last drizzle of olive oil and top with fresh basil.

Marinated & Grilled SALMON!

Never have I tasted a better piece of grilled salmon... seriously! I have grilled salmon MANY times before and never ever, EVER has it been so moist, tender and delicious! Here is how to make it:








Marinated & Grilled SALMON!

Ingredients

- 1 piece Salmon (Atlantic, NOT Alaskan)
- Soy Sauce
- Stir Fry Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Oregano
- Salt, Pepper

Take your piece of Salmon and place in a zip lock bag. Then pour the following ingredients in:

(The piece of Salmon I used was long and thin, not a large piece... if you are using a larger piece of salmon, increase the following by 2)

- 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon of Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon of Stir Fry Sauce
- 1/4 Tsp. of Oregano
- 1/4 Tsp of Salt
- 1/4 Tsp. of Pepper

Close the bag and move the Salmon gently around so that all of the ingredients mix together. Place in the refrigerator while your waiting for the grill to heat up. Note: The longer you let this sit and marinate, the better, preferably several hours.

Once your grill is ready, you can use tongs and gently place your Salmon on the grill.

IMPORTANT: Depending on what type of grill you have, will be how to check the grill times. Normally Salmon (and fish in general) do not take long at all to cook on the grill. Because my grill is not powerful, I let my fish stay 5 minutes on each side. This may vary with a gas or electric grill.

I served this with sauteed sugar snap peas and a delicious Kidney Bean & Green Pepper Dish, (click here to get this delicious NEW BEAN RECIPE!)