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Spice Up Your Veggies With This Versatile Seasoning

Recipe of the Week: Harissa grilled vegetables.

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Recipes for Seattlemag.com’s Recipe of the Week are contributed by participating chefs, cookbook authors and food bloggers.

Name of Recipe: Harissa Grilled Vegetables (Great to make when the farmtables are filled with local vegetables)

Source of Recipe: Nancy Dewitt, manager/buyer at MarketSpice at Pike Place Market

Why We Love This Recipe: Nancy says, “The Harissa seasoning adds a lot of flavor to almost any dish, with just a hint of spiciness!”

Harissa Grilled Vegetables Ingredients

1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp harissa seasoning from MarketSpice
1 tsp. water
1/2 eggplant, sliced
2 small zucchinis, sliced lengthwise
1/2 red onion, cut into wedges
1/2 yellow bell pepper, sliced thin
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced thin
2 tomatoes, quartered

1. Mix the olive oil, harissa seasoning, and water. This will make a paste.
2. Toss the vegetables in the harissa seasoning paste.
3. Cook in a grill basket on a hot grill for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked to your liking.

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