Vegetable Grilling Guide
Place vegetables directly on the cooking grate. Grill for the time given in the chart, turning once halfway through grilling time. Times are for crisp-tender vegetables.
Type |
Thickness or Weight |
Approximate Cooking Time |
Artichoke heart | halved | boil 10 to 12 min; grill 4 to 6 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Asparagus | ½" dia | 6 to 8 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once or twice |
Beet | 6 oz | 1 to 1½ hours indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) |
Bell pepper | whole | 10 to 15 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning occasionally |
Carrot | 1" dia | boil 4 to 6 min; grill 3 to 5 min direct high heat (450° to 550°F), turning occasionally |
Cherry tomato | whole | 2 to 4 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Corn, husked | 1 ear | 10 to 15 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning occasionally |
Corn, in husk | 1 ear | 25 to 30 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning occasionally |
Eggplant | ½" slices | 8 to 10 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Fennel | ¼" slices | 10 to 12 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Garlic | whole | 45 to 60 min indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) |
Mushroom, portabello | whole | 10 to 15 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Mushroom, shiitake or button | whole | 8 to 10 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Onion | ½" slices | 8 to 12 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once or twice |
halved | 35 to 40 min indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) | |
Potato, new | halved | 15 to 20 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning occasionally |
Potato, russet | ½" slices | 9 to 11 min; simmer 3 min and grill 6 to 8 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
whole | 45 to 60 min indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) | |
Scallion | whole | 3 to 4 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
Squash, acorn (1½ lb) | halved | 40 to 60 min indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) |
Sweet potato | ¼" slices | 8 to 10 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
whole | 50 to 60 min indirect medium heat (350° to 450°F) | |
Tomato, garden or plum | halved | 6 to 8 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
whole | 8 to 10 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once | |
Zucchini | ½" slices | 3 to 5 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |
halved | 4 to 6 min direct medium heat (350° to 450°F), turning once |