Check out these ideas and recipes to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your backyard BBQ menu:

Main Dish Cookout Menu Ideas

• Best Veggie Burger. This vegan burger is meaty and savory, smoky and satisfying, and it even holds up on the grill.
• BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches.
• Crispy Cauliflower Po’ Boy Sandwich.
• Portobello Mushroom Burger.
• Grilled Asparagus.
• Perfect Grilled Zucchini.
• Grilled Eggplant.
• Grilled Watermelon.

Veggies for the grill: If you’re feeling really lazy, you can just pick up some veggies en route to your friend’s cookout, cut them there, baste with olive oil and toss on the grill. Whole bell peppers, thickly sliced zucchini, as well as and summer squash and eggplant are all good grill options.

• Spinach Salad with Grilled and Fresh Fruit.
• Summer Caesar Salad.
• Grilled Fruit Kabobs with Tropical Yogurt Sauce.
• Grilled Corn Salad.
• Garden Fresh Salad.
• Summer Fruit Salad with California Avocado Salad Dressing.

16 Kid-Friendly Recipes for the Grill Besides Hot Dogs

• Skewers. As my colleague Anna Stockwell has said, there’s nothing easier to throw together or faster to grill than a skewer.
• Grilled Meatballs.
• Quesadillas.
• Campfire Potatoes.
• Grilled Steak Salad.
• Corn on the Cob.
• Summer Veggie Burgers.
• Grilled Pizza or Flatbread.

List of barbecue dishes

• Asado on an open pit.
• Marinated barbecue chicken being cooked on a barbecue grill.
• Kai yang at a street market in Thailand.
• Chicken kebabs being barbecued.
• Barbecue spare ribs.
• Spanferkel, a version of suckling pig in German cuisine.

10 Great Grilling Ideas

• Beer Brats Recipe. Enjoy this savory Beer Brats Recipe.
• Easy Grilled ORE-IDA GOLDEN FRIES.
• HEINZ Inside-Out Burger.
• Portobello ‘Burgers’
• Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs.
• BBQ Grilled Steak Wraps.
• Fantastic Grilled Corn on the Cob.
• Zesty Grilled Veggies.

Top 10 foods for grilling

• Shrimp A tasty variety of grilled seafood, but cooks should make sure shrimp are big enough so as to not fall through the cooking grid.
• Bratwurst We acknowledge that hot dogs can be boring at times.
• Shish-ka-bobs Shish-ka-bobs have the most options.
• Corn on the cob No, its not all about meat.

The 100 Best Grilling Recipes For A Delish Summer

• of 100. Sticky Grilled Chicken. This sauce is amazing.
• of 100. Grilled Cabbage “Steaks”
• of 100. Grilled Potatoes.
• of 100. Grilled Chicken Wings.
• of 100. California Grilled Chicken.
• of 100. Grilled Corn.
• of 100. Honey Soy Grilled Pork Chops.
• of 100. Grilled Asparagus.

Ideas for Sunday Grilling

1. Barbecue-Braised Bourbon Beef with Mustard Glaze.
2. Grill-Roasted Honey Barbecued Chicken.
3. Niçoise Salad with Grilled Tuna & Potatoes.
4. Beef Burgers with Blue Cheese & Caramelized Onions.
5. Grilled Pork Tenderloin.
6. Herb-Marinated Skirt Steaks.
7. Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb.

Lean Cuisine: The Best Meat Cuts for the Grill

• Poultry: Skinless, white meat chicken or turkey; ground turkey breast.
• Beef: Flank steak, top loin, sirloin, porterhouse, T-bone steak and tenderloin; 90% lean ground beef.
• Veal: Any trimmed cut.
• Pork: Pork chops or tenderloin.
• Lamb: Look for the word “loin”

Find your recipe here.

• Thai Grilled Steak Salad.
• Blackened Beer-Brined Chicken Breasts.
• Grilled Halloumi & Quinoa Salad.
• Bryant Terry’s Grilled Vegetable and Tofu Kebabs.
• Grilled Packet Potatoes.
• Grilled Okra with Spicy Chipotle Dipping Sauce.
• Grilled Chipotle Lime Cauliflower Steaks.
• Grilled Carrots with Lemon and Dill.

55 Weeknight Dinners You Can Make On The Grill

• of 55. Easy Fish Tacos.
• of 55. Best Ever Burger.
• of 55. Loaded Grilled Cauliflower.
• of 55. Jerk Chicken.
• of 55. Cabbage “Steaks”
• of 55. Grilled Bruschetta Chicken.
• of 55. Balsamic Grilled Steak Salad with Peaches.
• of 55. Sticky Grilled Chicken.

Prepare your grill for direct heat to cook burgers, steaks, pork chops, kebabs and vegetables. Or, if slow-cooked roasts and whole chickens are more your style, use the grill with indirect heat instead.

Set all the burners to their max heat for 10 minutes with the lid closed, then drop the heat as needed when it’s time to start cooking. Keep one or two burners on high, and one or two off or on low. Having a safe space for cuts of meat or vegetables that unexpectedly cook more quickly than others is a necessity.

Yes, you can most definitely cook low and slow on a gas grill. The key is to utilize an indirect heat set up to maintain a low and steady temperature for your food to cook. Most gas grills will burn too hot for low and slow cooking with all of their burners on, even on the low setting.

between 5 to 15 years

If you’re looking to buy a grill and want to be able to compare models in person to make your decision, then the best time of year is March through Memorial Day. As the weather warms and people start to gear up for the summer, grill models come out onto the sales floor and the selection is best.

A grill cover will help keep your grill looking good for years to come. You should cover your grill after every use once it has cooled down. Stainless steel grills must be kept covered between uses to ensure lawn chemicals and other corrosive agents won’t act on the metal and tarnish it.