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Title: Italian Brochettes With Angel Hair Pasta
Yield: 6

Ingredients

      2 sm japanese eggplants
      1    zucchini
      1    yellow crookneck squash
    1/2 lb button mushrooms
      1    red bell pepper
      1    yellow bell pepper
      2 sm red onions
      1    fennel bulb
    1/2 lb cherry toamtoes
 
  ----------------------------MARINADE----------------------------------
    1/2 bn fresh thyme
      1 pn crushed red pepper
      1    grated zest of 1 lemon
    1/2 ts salt; optional
    1/2 ts pepper; optional
      9    garlic cloves
      2    lemons; juice of
    1/4 c  vegetable broth or olive oil
 
  ------------------------------PASTA-----------------------------------
    1/2 c  tomato sauce
      1 lb angel hair pasta

Instructions

Cut eggplant, squash and zucchini into pieces 1/4" thick. Halve mushrooms
and
cut bell peppers into strips. Quarter removing skins only if they are
dirty.
Trim outer leaves of fennel and remove any dirt. Slice into 8 thin wedges.
Place all vegetables into large bowl.

MARINADE: Strip thyme leaves from stems, reserve stems. In a processor,
process thyme, red pepper, zest and salt and pepper. Add garlic while
machine
is running. Stop machine and add lemon juice Turn on and add vegetable
broth
in a slow stream. Process 1 minute. Pour over vegetables and allow to
marinate
for 15 minutes.

Preapre grill and cover to build intense heat. Skewer vegetables. Toss
sthyme
stems onto the heat shield or coals. Place brochettes onto hot grill, cover
and allw to smoke for 5 minutes. Remove cover, turn and cook for another 3
to
5 minutes.

Meanwhile, drain marinade into a small non-reactive pot. Add tomato sauce
and
heat through. When skewers are almost done, cook pasta. Drain and return to
pot. Pour sauce over pasta and toss to coat. Serve with grilled vegetables.

VARIATION: Use sourdough bread brushed with the marinade and lightly
grilled
instead of the pasta.

Per serving: 355 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 13g
Protein; 74g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 333mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

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