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 |