If cooking is your forte, hosting a barbecue can be a great way to spend your Independence Day with family and friends.

Ingredients:

• Chopped rosemary – 1 teaspoon
• Olive oil – 2 ½ teaspoons
• Vinegar – 1 table spoon
• Salt – ½ teaspoon
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 Zucchini halved lengthwise
• 1 yellow squash halved lengthwise
• 1 eggplant halved lengthwise
• 1 bell pepper cut in quarters
• 1 red onion (sliced)
• 1 large tomato halvedPinch of ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Mix rosemary, garlic, olive oil, vinegar pepper and salt in a bowl. Whisk to blend them well.
2. Cover the exposed inner surface of the vegetables with the olive oil mixture.
3. Grill the vegetables. Turn them after 5 minutes.
4. Brush the remaining oil mixture over the vegetables and grill until the vegetables become tender.
5. Remove from grill and allow to cool.
6. Garnish with tomato and onion before serving.

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