teriyaki kabobs

It used to be that the only thing people could think of to grill for vegetarians would be some kabobs sans the meat. And so it was that, at any grilling party, we'd eat a few pieces of grilled bell peppers and onions with the occasional mushroom or piece of zucchini. But then the good ol' veggie burger seemed to break into the mainstream conscience. So we are now served up a dry patty that resembles a "burger" in shape only and tastes nothing like yummy grilled veggies. At least now it is a heartier meal that is significantly more filling but I find myself actually missing those lame ol' kabobs. Oh don't get me wrong, I appreciate the effort and the fact that people provide anything that is vegetarian at a grill-out. I just find the typical choices to be rather sorry considering how beautifully most vegetables take to the grill.

So I decided to take the old kabob and give it a little vegetarian pizazz. On the skewers are tofu, pineapple chunks, mushrooms, and onion, and fresh from the farm sungold tomatoes, yellow summer squash, and green bell pepper. The tofu was marinated in a homemade teriyaki sauce. They were delicious 'bobs! Of course the skewers make for a very fun and colorful presentation but are completely unnecessary and do make for some extra fiddling with getting things ready to grill.