Lazy Cook's Grilled Zucchini

I am staring at three zucchini on the counter.  I'm hungry for dinner, planning to throw some salmon on the grill and the only veggie in the fridge is these damn zucchini. I see too much prep in my future, and I hear my mother's voice in my ear, admonishing me to eat my vegetables. 


Honestly, my favorite way to eat zucchini is breaded and deep fried!  With lots of some kind of secret sauce.  At certain times of the month, I have even been known to order two orders of the stuff, especially from my favorite deep-fried zucchini makers, Broiler Bay in Bellevue, Washington, across the lake from Seattle, where I live.   Like, I have even driven to Bellevue, about a 20 minute drive, just to get the zucchini. 

Grilling is my second favorite way to eat the stuff.  However, I was looking at waaayy too much work to slice and grill little pieces of zucchini when my goal was a 20-minute dinner.  Then it hit me--throw the whole zucchini on the grill!  I lasciviously oiled the darlings, then threw them on the hot grill before the salmon, let them cook probably four to five minutes, then threw the salmon on, and about 10 minutes later, after a few turns, the zucchs were nicely charred, just the right amount of soft (just a little give, like a well-toned muscle) and the salmon was done.  I then sliced the zucchs, dressed them in some lemon-infused olive oil, sea salt and dill and they were quite good--the interior had picked up some smoky flavor from the char, the slices were flaked with char to give them that grilled look and they were just right--not to mushy, not watery. Dinner was served.