These Smoked Vegetables make a delicious and easy side dish. This recipe is versatile, full of flavor, and perfect for your pellet grill or smoker!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Such a versatile side dish! - This recipe works well with a variety of vegetables! I love using whatever fresh and in-season veggies I find at the grocery store or that I have on hand for the best flavors!
- Cook these veggies alongside your main dish - This recipe compliments your favorite smoked or grilled main dish perfectly. You can customize the time and temperature of these vegetables so that your entire meal is done at the same time! Check out more of these grilled and smoked recipes to complete your meal!
- Delicious smoke flavor - the smoke from your pellet grill adds another level of delicious flavor to this easy recipe that you just can’t get in the oven or air fryer! This Traeger Asparagus recipe and these Smoked BBQ Chicken Nachos are some other favorite dishes that are so good with a little smoke flavor!
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Ingredient Notes
- Oil - Olive oil or avocado oil work great for this recipe.
- Apple cider vinegar - this ingredient can be substituted for lemon juice as well.
- Coconut aminos - I love using this soy sauce alternative to add great flavor to so many dishes. It also helps these veggies to caramelize perfectly.
- Seasonings - Use your favorite seasoning blend or all purpose seasoning. I always love Trader Joe’s 21 seasoning salute or The New Primal Citrus and Herb. Garlic Salt or montreal chicken seasoning are great options as well!
How To Make This Recipe
- Preheat your Traeger grill (or other pellet smoker) to 375 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Add vegetables that have been chopped into bite sized pieces to a large bowl and then mix all marinade ingredients in a small bowl and combine well.
- Drizzle vegetables with the marinade mixture. Toss and mix the vegetables well to make sure they are well coated.
- Place vegetables in a smoker or grill basket and place the basket directly on the grill grates. Close the smoker and allow the vegetables to cook for 30-40 minutes (stirring occasionally) depending on your desired level of doneness and how caramelized you’d like them.
Note: If you don’t have a grill basket, you can also place the marinaded veggies in a cast iron skillet or aluminum foil packets and place directly on the electric smoker or grill.
What are the best vegetables to smoke or grill?
This recipe is so great because you can you use different vegetables and swap out with your favorites or whatever you have on hand. Here are some veggies that would be delicious for this recipe:
- Bell Peppers
- Squash (All Varieties)
- Sweet Potatoes
- Red or Sweet Onions
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Tomatoes
How To Serve These Veggies
Serve these veggies as is, with a squeeze of lemon juice, parmesan cheese, and fresh cracked black pepper, or drizzle with a small amount of balsamic vinegar.
This delicious vegetable dish also goes well being smoked right alongside these main course dishes (and is the best way to reduce dishes!):
- Reverse Seared Smoked Tomahawk Steak
- Traeger Smoked Chicken Breast or Smoked Chicken Thighs
- Smoked Shrimp Skewers
- Traeger Grilled Salmon
Recipe FAQ's
Yes! I recommend placing the veggies in a grill basket and placing on the grill over medium heat or high heat (depending on how quickly you would like the veggies to cook) stirring occasionally until done to your liking. You can also use a smoker box and wood chips to get that really great smoke flavor even on your gas grill.
One of the best things about this vegetables recipe is that you can adjust the smoking time based on how quickly (or slowly) you'd like them done. Cooking them at a higher temperature for less time yields a less smokey flavor, where as cooking at a lower temperature for longer will produce veggies with more smoke flavor!
You can really use any flavor of pellets for this recipe based on your taste preferences. Oak and hickory pellets will give a more intense, traditional smoke flavor and pellets such as apple and cherry will give a less intense and sweeter smoke flavor.
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📖 Recipe
Smoked Vegetables
Equipment
- Traeger or Pellet Smoker
- Grill Basket
Ingredients
- ½ large red onion chopped into 1" pieces
- 1 large red bell pepper chopped into 1" pieces
- 1 large zucchini squash chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 large summer squash chopped into bite sized pieces
- 2 cups brussels sprouts stems removed and halved
For vegetable marinade
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp favorite seasoning blend
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your Traeger grill (or other pellet smoker) to 375 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Add all marinade ingredients to a small bowl and combine well.
- Place the vegetables that have been chopped into bite sized pieces in a large bowl and drizzle with the marinade. Toss and mix the vegetables well to make sure they are well coated.
- Place vegetables in a smoker or grill basket and place the basket directly on the grill grates. Close the lid of the smoker and allow the vegetables to cook for 30-40 minutes (stirring occasionally) depending on your desired level of doneness and how caramelized you’d like them.
- Remove from the grill and enjoy!
Notes
- Oil - Olive oil or avocado oil work great for this recipe.
- Apple cider vinegar - this ingredient can be substituted for lemon juice as well.
- Seasonings - Use your favorite seasoning blend or all purpose seasoning. I always love Trader Joe’s 21 seasoning salute or The New Primal Citrus and Herb. Garlic Salt or montreal chicken seasoning are great options as well!
- Vegetables - This recipe works well with a variety of vegetables. You can use whatever fresh and in-season veggies that you have on hand.
- If you don’t have a grill basket, you can also place the marinaded veggies in a cast iron skillet or aluminum foil packets and place directly on the electric smoker or grill.
- You can adjust the smoking time based on how quickly (or slowly) you'd like them done. Cooking them at a higher temperature for less time yields a less smokey flavor, where as cooking at a lower temperature for longer will produce veggies with more smoke flavor!
- Oak and hickory pellets will give a more intense, traditional smoke flavor and pellets such as apple and cherry will give a less intense and sweeter smoke flavor.
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