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BBQ season is upon us

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  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I think grilling is a healthy way to cook a lot of foods. Beef and lamb cooked with nothing but a thin coat of oil and salt. Brined chicken and pork that stays juicy. Quickly marinated shrimp skewers and fillets/whole fish. And of course burgers.
    Whenever I fire up the grill we always do a few batches vegetables. Corn grilled in the husk, whole blackedned peppers, portabello caps, asparagus, sliced summer squash and eggplant, and thick-cut onion rings or wedges. Most things get a simple marinade of oil, salt, pepper, garlic, herbs and maybe some vinegar. Whole garlic cloves can be wrapped in foil with a little oil and salt and cooked on a cool ege of the grill for about 45 minutes like oven roasted garlic (just keep flipping it or it will burn!) I also like to cut meduim-sized tomatoes in half and cook skin side down on a cool spot for a long time until they get really sweet and smokey and are almost falling apart. Grilled veggies can be cut up and tossed with small pasta/grains/beans for a healthy salad. I like to use the sliced vegetables for sandwiches. Chopped ones go into fritatas, cottage cheese, pasta, and lots of other dishes. I also make a great dip with grilled eggplant, peppers, onions, garlic and tomatoes blended with lots of spices.
    So many grilling possibilities!
  • Hi_Im_Jess
    Hi_Im_Jess Posts: 347 Member
    My family BBQs have always been frozen burgers, hot dogs and junk. Im so excited to try out all of this new stuff. I dont know if I can wait until the 26th lol
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