Grilling tips from the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market

The Lake Forest Park Farmers Market is Sunday from 10am to 3pm at Town Center by City Hall, intersection of Ballinger Way and Bothell Way.

Get ready for Fall grilling.

Wilson Fish at the southwest corner of the Lake Forest Park Farmers Market sells fresh caught fish. It is great on the grill. Everyone has a favorite grilling recipe. Try this for the simple one that focuses on the fish.

Place the fish on aluminum foil skin down. Brush with olive oil and add salt and fresh ground pepper. Place the fish on the grill and grill until the fish begins to flake. Take off the grill, the fish will continue to cook just a little. Don’t overcook.

Stop by for smoked salmon; fresh caught salmon and other just caught local fresh fish.

Grilling Meats

If you are looking for organic meats, Martiny sells organic beef and lamb at the market. 

Here is one of their recipes for Lamb Kabobs

Lamb kebobs

Method: Grill

Time: Marinate 1 hour, Grill: 6 minutes

Thread the lamb and veggies onto wooden skewers that have been soaked in water 30 minutes or use 12” metal skewers.

1-1½ pounds trimmed Leg of Lamb cut into 1” cubes

1 T Olive Oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1 t salt

½ t ground pepper

Juice of 1 lemon

2T Dijon Mustard

1 T Rosemary finely minced

1 pound of small zucchini cut into 3/8” slices

Mushrooms

1 large onion, cut into wedges

Any fruit or vegetable

Gather and measure all the ingredients. Trim the lamb and cut into cubes.

In a large bowl, whisk garlic, salt, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, rosemary and olive oil. Add the lamb cubes and stir until evenly coated. Let stand at room temperature for an hour or refrigerate for 3 hours. 

Light the grill or preheat the grill pan. Thread the lamb, zucchini, mushroom and onions onto the skewers. For rare meat thread the meat and veggies close together. For more well done meat, space the meat and veggies about ½ “ apart. 

Lightly salt and pepper skewer and brush with oil

Grill kabobs over moderately high hear, turning until lamb is browned outside, about 6 minutes for medium rare. Lamb is best when it is not overcooked.

Recipe by Margaret Horak.

Grilling fruits

Here are some tips for grilling fruits and veggies. 

Veggies

Wash, dry, but don’t peel the vegetables.

Brush them with canola oil.

Grilled peaches

Fruit

Almost any stone fruit will grill. Select firm, just ripe apples, peaches or pears. Wash the fruit, dry each piece cut in half and place on the grill. You can soak them in a liquor or drizzle honey on them just before putting on the grill for a Pop of flavor. 

Or you can just put them on the grill and when they are soft take them off the grill and serve alone or with ice cream.