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Calabacitas

The best use of squash and zucchini that is coming out of your ears from your garden! 
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 yellow squash
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 onion, sliced in 1/2 inch rounds
  • 2 ears of corn, shucked
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tbsp chopped green chili (or one fresh green chili roasted on the grill and pealed
  • salt and pepper
  • Olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Start the grill to preheat while you prepare the Calabacitas. Begin by shucking the corn, then cut your zucchini and squash in half. Also slice your onion and skewer with toothpicks, so the slices don’t fall apart on the grill. Once you have all your veggies ready to go, place in a bowl or on a cookie sheet, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 
  • If your using charcoal move all the coals to one side of the grill so you have a 2-zone fire, just in case you need a cooler side to move to. When the fire is ready place all the veggies on the grill over the coals and close the lid grilling for 2 minutes. At 2 minutes rotate the corn to a side that wasn’t directly facing the coals and check the rest of the veggies to see how their doing on the first side. Once 2 more minutes have passed rotate the corn again to a side that hasn’t seen the fire yet. Again, check all the other veggies and if they have enough chare on both sides but still aren’t quite done in the center, move them to the cooler side of the grill. Keep rotating the corn to a side that hasn’t seen the fire, every 2 minutes until evenly charred and the kernels are tender. Usually, everything takes about 8 minutes total to cook through. We prefer the squash and zucchini cooked through and the onions soft but by all means if you want them a little crisper cook them to your preferred doneness. 
  • Once your veggies are done, dice the squash, zucchini, and onion up into half inch pieces. Cut the corn off the cob and place in a bowl with the onion, squash and zucchini add the minced garlic and green chili. Season to taste with salt and pepper and mix to combine. We enjoy Calabacitas with fajitas, or a burger usually, but really, they rock alongside any protein off the grill.