bbq: We usually have a variation of these things: BBQ corn BBQ cabbage Potato salad Macaroni salad Spinach salad BBQ chicken or beef w/ some sort of sauce or marinade I really want to try something new, either a cold dish that can be made ahead of time, or something that can be cooked on the grill. Any suggestions?|||Veggie Kabobs: ( If using wood skewers, soar for 1 hour before adding veggies, to prevent burning) 1 large red onion, cut into large chunks 1 large green pepper, cut in large chunks 1 large red pepper, cut in large chunks 1 pound whole mushrooms, cleaned 2 pints cherry tomatoes (can add eggplant, zuchini, squash) Marinade 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon fresh sliced ginger Directions: Combine marinade ingredients, marinate veggies 1 hour. Thread onto skewers. Heat BBQ or grill to medium heat, grill 5-10 minutes, turning frequently. *********************** Summer Tomato Salad Ingredients: 4 Large tomatoes, chopped 1 large red onion, sliced 1/2 cucumber, diced 1 red pepper, diced 1/2 cup canned/fresh jalepenos (optional) 1/2 cup green or black olives, chopped (optional) 1/2 bottle italian salad dressing ( may need more after refrigeration) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley 1/2 cup feta cheese Directions: Combine chopped tomatoes with other chopped veggies, toss with salad dressing, season with salt and pepper. Chill in refrigerator 2 hours, to allow flavors to blend. Top salad with crumbled cheese, before serving. ***************** Roasted Vegetable Salad Ingredients 1 eggplant - quartered lengthwise, and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces 2 small yellow squash, halved lengthwise and sliced 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1/4 cup olive oil, or as needed 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into strips 1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces 1/2 red onion, sliced 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil 2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Directions Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet. Spread the eggplant and squash slices out in an even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Place the cloves of garlic off to one side of the pan, so you can find them later. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven While the vegetables roast, whisk together the red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and lemon juice in a large serving bowl. Season with oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Remove the garlic cloves from the oven, and chop or mash. Whisk the garlic into the dressing. Set aside. Remove the vegetables from the oven, and stir the squash and eggplant. Layer the asparagus, red onion, and red bell pepper over the top of the eggplant and squash. Return to the oven, and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender but still bright green. When the vegetables are cooked through and slightly toasted, remove them from the oven, and place them in the bowl with the dressing. Stir to coat evenly. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if necessary. Chill for a few hours to marinate the vegetables. ****************** BBQ Potatoes Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper 2 lbs medium red potatoes, quartered Directions Can be made on the BBQ, grill or in the oven. In large bowl, combine, chili powder, honey, garlic powder, pepper and butter. Add potatoes; toss to coat. Oven: Spoon potatoes in greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Bake 40-50 minutes until potatoes are tender. BBQ--wrap and seal in foil; place on grill for about 30 minutes until tender. *********************** Grilled Italian Sausages 8 hot or mild italian sausages 1 white onion, sliced 1 green pepper sliced 8 hoagie buns Directions Heat bbq to medium. In a small pan, saute onions and green pepper in olive oil seasoned with salt and pepper. Grill sausages 4-5 minutes per side, serve in warmed buns with onions and peppers.|||I chop up broccolli & califlower to make that salad. See if you can do a search for recipes cause there are things you can add to it such as chopped bacon that make it delicious or raisens. Just do a search to get different recipes, it is delicious & it tastes better if made the day ahead anyway. If you need it to be easy you can go to the supermarket salad bar to by the cut up broccoli & califlower. & I put chopped onion but you decide then mix in mayo & some vinegar & sugar. Just a little of that to taste.|||Butterflied Tea-Smoked Chicken 1 3 1/2- to 4-pound chicken 3 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 tablespoon Chinese five-spice powder 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup black tea leaves (or loose tea from 16 to 20 bags) Directions Using a heavy knife, cut the backbone from the chicken; discard. Open the chicken and place on a large cutting board, skin-side up; flatten with the heel of your hand. Rub the salt, chili powder, and five-spice powder all over the chicken. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Preheat a gas grill to high; reduce heat to medium after 15 minutes. (If cooking over charcoal, allow the coals to burn until they are covered with gray ash.) Remove the grilling grate. Combine the brown sugar and tea in an aluminum pie plate and place it directly on the lava rocks of the grill (or coals). Replace the grate and put the chicken on it, skin-side up. Immediately cover the grill and cook 50 minutes without opening it. Flip the chicken and cook about 10 minutes, until the skin is crisp or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 170° F.Rainy-Day Method: Roast the chicken in a 400° F oven for 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 170° F. 4 servings Serving Suggestions Grilled zucchini Grilled baked potatoes|||this usually takes longer to make, but it is DELICIOUS. here's the recipe (sorry I don't know the exact amounts because i usually just eyeball it): Torpedoes bag of fresh jalapenos boneless skinless chicken breast bacon toothpicks slice the jalapenos longways and scoop out the seeds. cut up the raw chicken into pieces that will fit in the jalapeno halves. put one piece of chicken in each jalapeno half, and wrap each with bacon, securing with a toothpick. grill until chicken and bacon are done.|||Try some squash or zucchini on the grill, brush it with some melted butter... YUM! For meat, try a pork loin, you can get them marinated or unmarinated and put your own flavor on it. If you like spicy, try to find some jalapeno and cheese sausage, that's always easy to grill, and pleases the crowd.|||Maybe some dry rub chicken wings? They'll be a little different from the usually saucy BBQ. Make the dry rub mix, equal parts cumin, thyme, paprika, red chili flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & black pepper. Apply heavily onto wings immediately before grilling.|||How about some Jello salads? I like fruit in my jello, My mother used to make a jello salad with apple bits, pecans and grated cheddar cheese. It is just great with BBQ stuff. A cousin makes the jello with cool whip in it and cottage cheese and some kind of fruit complimentary to the flavor of the jello. Marshmallows instead of the cottage cheese is great too. Fruit platters with sweetish dips are really good with BBQ also.|||what about bbq beans? I love to make redskin potatoe salad. its delicious, or antipasto, Bell peppers are good to grill, just throw a whole green pepper on, for like 10 mins, turning it frequently, and grilled fruit! Like pineapple,... just grill it, but brush some o.o. on it first... mmm... serve with ice cream!|||you could always bbq some fruits. I've heard you can do peaches on the grill. pizza is also grillable believe it or not, my mom makes the dough and then puts it on the grill, it's fantastic. she uses a foodtv.com recipe. other things are: eggplant zucchini shrimp with old bay seasoning (my uncle does it, it's so good!)|||have you ever had sour cream burgers? they are awesome!!! go to allrecipes.com and look up sour cream burgers, all you need is ground beef, a pack of onion soup mix and sour cream, mix them all together and grill, they are so flavorful! they are the only hamburgers my husband will grill now!|||i used to do minted lamb there is a nice pasta dish u can do which is pasta sweetcorn kdney beans peppers and some other stuff mixed together with mayonnaise which u can chill mybe make some nice chicken beef or pork skewers by putting pepper onion and ur meat on a stick then grilling that|||I have a grat recipe for the chicken. 1cup lemon juice,1/2 cup of viniger,1/4cup of olive oil,cutt fresh onions,1tbs minced garlic,1tbs salt. Let this set in fridge over night. Than it is ready for the grill.|||when i comes to bbq's i usually like the traditional, just throw some other stuff in the mix coleslaw and stuff try an original desert http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lemon-Raspb…|||coleslaw, bbq beans this is easy I put pork and beans in a pan and add brown sugar, mustard, ketchup and some bbq sauce onions if desired, let simmer for about ten minutes and good to go|||marinated grilled Pork Chops marinated grilled beef Kabobs with big chunks of peppers and onions slices of grilled pineapple marinated grilled salmon grilled kielbasa or Italian sausage|||Taffy Apple Salad: Core and cut granny smith apples into chunks, toss with Cool Whip, drizzle with caramel sundae topping and sprinkle honey roasted peanuts on top. Easy and delicious.|||why don't you grill some veggie cabobs, you can do cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, squash, onions on them.|||coleslaw deviled eggs beet pickled eggs fruit salad pasta salad|||Hot wings! They're a classic and a favorite!|||Crispy hoisin Owl - it's delicious!|||BBQ salmon is the best! with a tomato, basil and Mozilla cheese salad or SWEET bbq corn|||Fish, shrimp, pork loin, or go greek with souvlaki and a feta salad. Yum, hungry!|||Try shrimp for the BBQ if you're a fan of seafood.|||marinated turkey ... on a STICK XD|||TURKEY BURGERS!!! yummmmm|||try bbq ribs and baked potatoes, always a big hit|||grill shrimp or lobster