I'm always surprised at how the most comments on my food come from doing the most simplest dishes. Nothing has to be complicated to be great and "Wow" your guests.
Not to long ago we had guests over and one of the side dishes was just grilled vegetables. I took all my favorites, Bell Peppers, Beets, Butternut Squash, Fennel, Radicchio, and some Red Onion. Now the beets, fennel and butternut squash I tossed in olive oil, added a little crushed garlic and fresh ground pepper, I have really being tying to reduce the amount of a salt intake so I didn't put any on and it, and it really doesn't need it, there will be more then enough flavor when I am done with this. These few vegetables have to be roasted off first because of their hardiness.
I toss the rest of the vegetables in olive oil, crushed garlic and fresh ground pepper and then grill them on the BBQ. These vegetables do not take long to cook, leave them on till you get some nice grill marks and them remove them. It's really a couple of minutes per side and that's it.
Once all the vegetables are cooked I place them all on a cooking sheet and leave it in the fridge until I am ready for them. This definitely can be made a head of time. Put it in the oven at 350 just before your ready to serve for maybe 10-15 min just to get them back to above room temperature, these do not have to be pipping hot. Place them all on a big platter and drizzle with some balsamic reduction. Your guests will be impressed.
