Share your BBQ surprise food item with Lidl - chance to win one of five sets of Lidl vouchers worth £50 NOW CLOSED

[AngelieMumsnet]

Fingers crossed it will soon be BBQ season - and as part of their #LidlSurprises campaign, the team at Lidl would love to hear about your surprising BBQ successes.

Lidl say "With BBQ season hopefully upon us soon, we'd love to hear from Mumsnetters with fabulous ideas for how to make your BBQ a summer sensation! We're really excited to be working with Mumsnet to promote the range of BBQ items available in Lidl - everything from salads, to meats and dessert ideas - but we know you probably have a genius idea up your sleeve to make even the most basic foods into a BBQ treat. Surprise us!"

So what's surprisingly good on the BBQ? Could be a fairly everyday dish that's even better grilled in the open air, or something that you'd never have thought of barbecuing until you tried it - or just a particular combination of ingredients that seem to sing when cooked on the BBQ?

What reaction did you get from the hungry hordes? Why were you surprised it worked - and would you try it again? Tell us how long you cooked it for, and if it's a bit complicated please do share the recipe. Any photos are VERY welcome!

Add your surprisingly good BBQ food below - savoury or sweet - and you'll be entered into a prize draw where 5 MNers will win each £50 of Lidl vouchers.

Please note your comments may be included on Lidl's pages on MN, their social media channels, and possibly elsewhere, so please only post if you're comfortable with this.

Thanks & good luck,
MNHQ

Heck Chicken Italia Sausages. bsoutely gorgeous and very low in fat. These are the best for hot dogs in my opinion with onions and mustard.

Brie, and then some bread to dip is yum on the BBQ :)

I love minted lamb chops. x

My special chicken tights : )

Fruity skewers, strawberries, melon, peach, pineapple, mango all work well. Get the kids to build them. Brush with a little honey, grill and serve with creme fraiche.

we bought a pizza oven that fits on top of the bbq and makes crispy smoky fired pizzas which are amazing.

I'm praying for a pizza summer.

Magic Rub - mustard, onion, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic, corriander, cumin - goes with just about anything, tastes amazing.

jacket potatos if you brush them with butter and sprinkle with salt before wrapping in tin foil then putting into the coals they come out gorge

jacket potatos if you brush them with butter and sprinkle with salt before wrapping in tin foil then putting into the coals they come out gorge

jacket potatos if you brush them with butter and sprinkle with salt before wrapping in tin foil then putting into the coals they come out gorge

Make a slit down the length of a banana and insert chocolate bar squares... put on the bbq until melted inside... makes a great bbq dessert

Chocolate bananas in foil!

we marinade chicken pieces in tikka and yoghurt and then make skewers with peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and onions. They are delicious and go great with a side salad and home made cucumber raita

I like making meat skewers where the meat is marinated in different homemade marinates and putting it on the skewer randomly so there's loads of flavours. I also make my own BBQ sauce that I paint on to the food just as it goes on the bbq, it was a recipe my mum made up and has always been popular for as long as I can remember, she even used to make batches up and bottle them to give to friends with how much they loved it. My bbq fod is nothing even remotely near to how amazing hers was, she was the bbq queen!

Halloumi & veg skewers ... totally yum!

Spam in honey and mustard sauce on skewars with cherry tomatoes, baby sweetcorn and button mushrooms, cheap and nutritious.

I'm a huge fan of marinating the centrepiece of the barbecue in Lidl's Cola overnight with a few herbs/spices sprinkled on top. A quick pat dry before the guests arrive and we are good to go.
This technique is gret for ribs, but works wonders on a variety of meats - it goes sweet and sticky, mmm, delicious NOM NOM NOM!

strawberries in champagne have to cook in foil

Hollow out an orange and add cake mixture. Wrap in foil and cook for 10-15 minutes. It tastes delicious

teriyaki salmon steaks are a great, healthy alternative to burgers and sausages.

I mix mince meat with dried onion soup and a dollop of ketchup and mix up and BBQ

Thinlyslice potatoes lemon ,garlic,sliced onions or mini shallots,pinapple and on top place whole fish all in foil packet on BBQ.mmmm serve with heated through sweet sour sauce fr an extra

Salmon marinated in garlic butter - and a great way to get the kids to eat some fish

Fresh pineapple slices drizzled with orange juice ginger and lime.

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for leaving your wonderful comments on this thread about your BBQ surprise items! The prize draw is now closed!

Congratulations to the following Mumsnetters who have won a £50 Lidl Voucher each:

kierie
Helspopje
zippyants
HelenSw4les
halestone

Everyone else, thank you for entering and keep your eye on the Insight page for further opportunities to win prizes!