What happens when three bread heads get together for dinner?
They eat vegetables!
Allie came over for a little break from bread
A house guest calls for a little vino!
We grilled all kinds of good stuff – all smothered in olive oil, salt, and smoked paprika! I took the sliced sweet potato and microwaved it for a good 6 minutes first to soften it, then I put it on the grill for outer crusting.
Plus zucchini, shrooms, bell pepper and bacon
I made a bean salad with about 3 cups of beans Karen brought us (thanks Karen!! They were delicious!)
Smoky Bean Salad
Serves 4-5
- 3 cups beans, cooked
- Half a tomato
- Grilled bacon
- Grilled 2 chopped, grilled bell peppers
- 2 ears of grilled corn
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano (thanks Faith!)
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
Mix all together in a bowl and serve
The simple flavors were great!!
We also had a big bowl of garden greens with the grilled shrooms, zucchini and garlic gold oil
For dessert we broke out the brittles. These brittles are SO F’IN GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! We tried the cashew, pistachio and hazelnut tonight. Hazelnut is still my fav, but I sure love the cashew too!
Off to bed!
Molly @ RDexposed says
Bacon on the grill? I like the way you think!
Chelsey (Cookteen) says
ahh I love brittle! at the restaurant I am interning at they serve peanut brittle as their “to go” gift and I can nosh on it all day! Especially the first few days of work! 🙂
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
I have never seen/heard of bacon on a grill — what a good idea!
Cait's Plate says
Mmm – that food all looks so delicious. I’ve never had grilled sweet potatoes but this post makes me want to try them and soon!
PS – I love, love, love that table – you may have done a “home neat home” post on it (or just another post that I may have missed), but where did you get it?? did you buy it distressed?
KathEats says
It came with the house!
Cait's Plate says
Ah okay – you’re so lucky! I love it 🙂
Monika @ Powered By Paprika says
Wow those veggies look good!
(Where’d you get that tshirt with the tree on it?? So cute!)
KathEats says
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Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
You REALLY had this up by the time I got back! Speeeedy.
Thanks again for having me over for dinner!
KathEats says
Toldja!
Meg says
You guys are so pretty 🙂
kaila @ healthy helper! says
I LOVE GRILLED VEGGIES! Especially the sweet tater! Love that char and the grill marks! SO yummy! Aaaah what and awesome meal! Love it!
Chloe (South Beach Girl) says
Grilled vegetables are definitely a favorite of mine! I need more of that in my life!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
YUM! Veggies go to a whole new level when they’re grilled!
Emily @ Savory and Savage says
That dinner looks incredible! And any dinner is made better with good company.
Susan says
do you have a gas grill or charcoal?
KathEats says
Gas!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Now that sounds like the perfect feast! Sleep well Kath!
Abby says
That smoky bean salad sounds flippin’ fantastic! 🙂 Do you think it would still be as good minus the bacon?
KathEats says
Yep!
McKayla @ Green Groats says
Haha. Love the pics. This looks fun!! And, I love the sound of your smokey bean salad. YUM.
Robyn @ Blueberries and Oats says
What a fun and delicious dinner party! I love the simple flavors. I need to get me some smoked paprika!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I can’t believe I’ve never thought to grill bacon! I bet that would make the most amazing pig candy ever!!!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
I think the 3 of you needed those veggies 🙂 They look great!
Ashley says
Dinner perrrfection!!! Smokey beans…yummm!!!
staceyhealthylife says
What a nice evening. Hope you guys were able to talk about something more then the bakery. LOL
The Healthy Hipster says
Ooooh, I have three ears of corn in the fridge right now and i NEVER grill the stuff…I’m inspired! Time to get fancy!
Sarah says
Bacon on the grill? Interesting. Looks like you guys had a wonderful evening.
meghan @ strugglemuffins says
Oh yum, it took me a while to get into grilling for the season – crappy Boston weather – but I’m fully into it and fully intending to recreate everything you posted here. So intrigued by bacon on the grill, I wonder if I can get away with a tempeh version hmm… Everything looks delish!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
Oh I want to do sweet potatoes on the grill now too, thanks!!
Noya - gluttonandstudent says
I’ve been on a veggie kick too. I can’t wait to get my grill working so I can do grilled veggies soon.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
The brittles.
Wow. Sounds like Christmas time in the summer! I never eat brittles except around the holidays. Must change that!
Your grilled veggies look stellar, too. But brittles trump all 🙂
Katherina @ Zephyr Runs says
This post is probably the epitome of food porn.
lynn @ the actor's diet says
the microwave is so helpful when it comes to getting those sweet potatoes started.
Ellie@fitforthesoul says
it almost looks like you guys agreed on being super colorful! All 3 of you have bright shirts on. Your food is always full of colorful pizzazz too!
Liv @ The Salty n' Sweet says
Ahhh microwaving sweet potatoes before grilling is such a great idea! And I wrote this on Allie’s post, but I’ll say it again, you seem like such an awesome entertainer and hostess 🙂 I’d love to be a guest at your table!
khushboo says
Fabulous lookin spread…even without the bread, you guys sure now how to make dinner 🙂
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
The grilled veggies look fantastic! I like how you put them on salad greens and in the bean salad too!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Love all the veggies!
Cait @ Beyond Bananas says
What a fun little dinner date with Allie. I love all the pictures of Allie, Matt and you!
And those grilled veggies looks so good! I have probably said this a million times to every person that grills veggies.. but I a SO jealous and we NEED a grill.. like now.
Christine @ Burning It Off says
I love paprika with sweet potatoes! I can’t wait to have my first outdoor barbecue of the summer…
Keelie says
Summer perfection. I LOVE this post and these photos! 🙂
Grace @ Healthy Dreaming says
I love a great brittle!
The dinner looks delicious and flavorful. I’m a huge fan of grilled vegetables!
KatieB says
Hi Kath! Quick question re: the sweet potatoes- did you literally slice them, slap them on a plate and microwave for ~6 min before grilling (any flipping, covering, etc?) Really want to make these but want to be sure I soften ’em up the right way first!! Thanks! xoxo
Kath says
Yup!
Kristen @ Change of Pace says
Looks great! We love doing the veggies in foil packets. So good!
Sarah@The Flying ONION says
Bacon the grill is a fabulous plan! I’m intrigued. 😀
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
Grilled veggies just scream summer to me. Looks like a great meal!
Catherine@happinessafterheartache says
As if we need to eat more bacon…..I have to tell my husband about the grilling idea! We have a gas grill and a charcoal (that we got last year). Never knew why my husband needed another grill until he started cooking with that charcoal. YUMMY YUM! I love anything grilled, but the other night he made a pasta salad with charcoal-grilled chicken and corn…..I didn’t think I was going to be able to stop eating. Although I do need to convince him to grill more veggies!
Miranda says
You grilled BACON?! You aer my hero!
Hope says
Yum! I absolutely LOVE grilled veggies! They are perfect for grilling! 🙂
Ashley O. @ The Vegetable Life says
mhmmmm I love brittle!
Angel7 says
Grilled veggies… Yum!
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Ash @ loveandrunningshoes says
I once saw a tip to cut a romaine heart (or whatever tightly-packed variety of lettuce you have) in half, optionally brush the cut face with olive oil, and roast it on the grill for just a few minutes until it gets just a little color around the edges and grill marks. Bet that would jazz up the grill-tastic salad and veg menu as well! I haven’t tried it, but if you do let us know!
juli says
I’ve been looking for smoked paprika, what kind do you use and where did you find it?
KathEats says
I got mine at World Market (the only place I could find it!) and it’s just regular “Smoked Paprika”
jenny says
Where is the brittle from?
KathEats says
It’s coming soon to OpenSky. I can’t think of the company’s name off the top of my head right now
natalie (the sweets life) says
I have a little bit of sour cream I need to use up…totally want to make a variation of your bean salad! Great recipe!
Christena says
Dinner looks great! Also looks like you guys had so much fun! Love Allie’s blog and how you guys are now working together!
Susan says
I tried this for dinner tonight and my anti-bean husband LOVED it!!! It was so tasty!! I grill all the time and never thought of putting bacon on the grill! Tried it tonight and it worked – this is the new bacon method. I hate cooking it inside – I usually take my Presto griddle outside and plug it in and cook bacon outside and this is even less clean up to cook it on the grill. Great job!!
Pei Sze says
I noticed that you use your grill so often, how do you clean it? What type of grill you used?
KathEats says
We have a Weber gas grill. We actually don’t clean it – irresponsible of us! I let the flames lick the grates to “sanitize” before the next round of food.