Grilled Vegetable Medley With Blue Cheese Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
3 garlic cloves, roasted and mashed
2 lbs vegetables (asparagus, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, and eggplants, peeled, trimmed and sliced)

Preparation

In a small bowl, blend blue cheese, butter and lemon juice thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
In a blender, combine olive oil, basil and roasted garlic and blend until smooth. Pour over the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper and marinate for 20 minutes. Grill the vegetables over medium-high heat and create grill marks on all sides, approximately 4 minutes each.
Remove to a serving dish and top with the prepared butter. (Prep time includes marinating time for vegetables).