Tell me about your perfect BBQ menu

[HaggisTheGreat]

If we are allowed to socialise in gardens soon, I foresee a fair few small-scale BBQs over the coming weeks (possibly wet and chilly ones!).
Inspire me - What would you serve (or want to be served) at a small, rule-of-6-compliant BBQ?
In the olden days we didn’t have BBQs very often so tended to go with the basic sausages and burgers, but now probably want more variety - and something a bit more special.

flatbread pizzas
Grilled stuffed peppers
Vegetable skewers

Hallumi kebabs
potato salad

Potato salad.

Korean chicken wings

Steak with honey/soy sauce marinade. Bavette with southern rub. Teriyaki chicken skewers. Lamb skewers with a greek marinade. Scallops. NZ whitebait. . . oh how we miss thee!

Lettuce salad, coleslaw, corn on cob, bbq'ed asparagus. New potatoes. Potato salad. Chargrilled capsicums.

Teriyaki Salmon wrapped in Chard leaves & BBQ'd, Pork & Pineapple skewers, a really nice salad & large stuffed mushrooms

Prawns, potatoes cooked in the BBQ coals wrapped up in lots of tinfoil. Slices of courgette and aubergine.

Don’t forget pudding. Pavlova, ice cream, a nice cake, strawberries or similar.

Or chocolate bananas if it’s cold.

Marinated lamb chops. 👍

Sliced pineapple in foil and bananas in their skin.

Courgettes with garlic and olive oil, corn on the cobs, those great big mushrooms, tandoor chicken skewers, halloumi, loads of salads, pork ribs marinaded with honey, ginger, garlic & soy sauce. Steak.

Fillet steaks, king prawns (on skewers so they don’t fall down into the coals), hallumi (how the hell do you spell it, I can’t think!), homemade coleslaw, corn on the cob.

Chicken wings and ribs do them in the oven and finish them on bbq

really good sosig

Baked potatoes
Coleslaw
Potato salad

Garlic bread
Fruit

Vanilla ice cream cones with rasp sauce

But you know this makes me cry because actually I just want to get together with all
My friends and I wouldnt mind what we had

Lovely post xx

Oh and prawns and tomatoes
Buratta

Panzanella salad

Corn on the cob

I love making s'mores for the kids also

Great thread. I’m having a few friends over to sit in my garden for my birthday next week (under a gazebo and with the patio heater on ) and I was wondering if it’s too early to crack out the BBQ.

Personally I’d be happy with a big plate of halloumi

Salmon with teriyaki g, prawns on skewers, chicken livers with peri peri spices, home made koftes, BBQ flatbreads, corn on the cob, rice or cous cous filled with veg, herbs, garlic, chilli etc

@FizzyPink

Great thread. I’m having a few friends over to sit in my garden for my birthday next week (under a gazebo and with the patio heater on ) and I was wondering if it’s too early to crack out the BBQ.

Personally I’d be happy with a big plate of halloumi

Definitely not too early - our first bbq of the year was on New Years Day, lol. And we bbq most Sundays. . .

Starting at about 4pm with Sangria, then...
Spatchcocked chicken
Bacon-wrapped prawn skewers
Garlic mushrooms
Halloumi-stuffed flatbreads
Brown Rice Salad
Green Goddess Salad

Lots of drinks and then, as it cools, chuck some chipolatas on the barbecue to eat late at night under the stars.

I can dream!

We had a few "dinner party" type BBQs last summer with a single starter, main and pudding.

Starters
Fig and halloumi skewers drizzled with honey after grilling
Pancetta and scallop skewers
Garlic and chilli prawns

Mains
Steak with barbecued new potatoes, mushrooms, corn on the cob and red peppers
Sea Bream with a warm bacon and potato salad and BBQ asparagus
Lamb souvlaki with homemade flatbreads, pomegranate and parsley salad, tzatziki, BBQ padron peppers and honey roast chilli tomatoes
Salmon with potato salad and lentil salad

Desserts
Usually something premade like Eton mess but things we make on the BBQ:
Roast pineapple or bananas
Melted chocolate and marshmallows S'mores dip (although you would need individual dips) or just toasted marshmallows

Teriyaki and satay chicken.
Corn on the cob (we microwave the cobs for about 6 mins then finish on the BBQ).

Spicy potato wedges - cut potatoes into wedges, parboil for 5-6 minutes. Drain, toss in olive oil, hot paprika and thyme and finish on the barbecue.

HM burgers in brioche buns with crispy onions, relish and cheese.
Rice salad
Green salad

God this thread is making me hungry! Amazing ideas, am following with hope for some of this soon...

@littlewhitestar

We had a few "dinner party" type BBQs last summer with a single starter, main and pudding.

Starters
Fig and halloumi skewers drizzled with honey after grilling
Pancetta and scallop skewers
Garlic and chilli prawns

Mains
Steak with barbecued new potatoes, mushrooms, corn on the cob and red peppers
Sea Bream with a warm bacon and potato salad and BBQ asparagus
Lamb souvlaki with homemade flatbreads, pomegranate and parsley salad, tzatziki, BBQ padron peppers and honey roast chilli tomatoes
Salmon with potato salad and lentil salad

Desserts
Usually something premade like Eton mess but things we make on the BBQ:
Roast pineapple or bananas
Melted chocolate and marshmallows S'mores dip (although you would need individual dips) or just toasted marshmallows

Wow!! Can I sneak in?! Sounds amazing

Marinated steaks cooked rare and cut across the grain. Served on rocket with mustard/garlic/olive oil dressing. halloumi served in a similar fashion. Side dishes Mac &Cheese, pot salad, sourdough bread, grilled vine tomatoes, maybe a ratatouille. This is my Easter Sunday menu for DH and me and 4 much missed relations to eat outside. I cannot wait.

Dessert - tarte tatin. I bought a Le Creuset tatin dish months ago and although it's come in handy for other things it will be the first time I have had a chance to make a dessert for ages (DH doesn't eat them).

Good quality burgers
All trimmings like, presliced cheddar slices, lettuce, onions and tomatoes, pineapple rings to grill
Homemade kebab skewers
Corn on the cobs
Large bowl of homemade slaw
Large bowl of homemade bacon potato salad
A nice cake or pavlova/icecreams