Orange Chicken Skewers with Jalapeño-Mint Yogurt Dip
Orange Chicken Skewers with Jalapeño-Mint Yogurt Dip
Recipe
Tangy Greek yogurt and fresh mint are a refreshing balance to the heat of a jalapeño, but to tame the spice a bit more, simply remove the seeds of your jalapeño before dicing and stirring into the yogurt. This recipe serves 2, but is easily doubled to serve more (or if you want to make sure you have leftovers). If you are using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in cold water prior to grilling.
Tangy Greek yogurt and fresh mint are a refreshing balance to the heat of a jalapeño, but to tame the spice a bit more, simply remove the seeds of your jalapeño before dicing and stirring into the yogurt. This recipe serves 2, but is easily doubled to serve more (or if you want to make sure you have leftovers). If you are using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in cold water prior to grilling.
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Grilled Avocado Salad
Grilled Avocado Salad
Recipe
Avocados are the charred base for cherry tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, and pickled red onion in this vibrant and satisfying salad.
Avocados are the charred base for cherry tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, and pickled red onion in this vibrant and satisfying salad.
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Charred Asparagus and Snap Peas
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Charred Asparagus and Snap Peas
Recipe
Get the extra charred flavor by cooking the veggies in your cast iron skillet directly on the grill, rather than the stovetop.
Get the extra charred flavor by cooking the veggies in your cast iron skillet directly on the grill, rather than the stovetop.
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Cacio e Pepe Roasted Potato Salad
Cacio e Pepe Roasted Potato Salad
Recipe
Cheese and potatoes are an indisputably good combination—and this side's sure to become a picnic, cookout, and even a weeknight favorite. Try this peppery potato salad alongside a grilled steak and be sure to serve it immediately to retain the potatoes' crispy texture.
Cheese and potatoes are an indisputably good combination—and this side's sure to become a picnic, cookout, and even a weeknight favorite. Try this peppery potato salad alongside a grilled steak and be sure to serve it immediately to retain the potatoes' crispy texture.
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Caramelized Tomato Bruschetta
Caramelized Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
One of our favorite grilling techniques is to use a cast-iron skillet. It’s ideal for charring cherry tomatoes, since it keeps them from falling through the grate. If you have the real estate on your grill, you can do steps 2 and 3 at the same time.
One of our favorite grilling techniques is to use a cast-iron skillet. It’s ideal for charring cherry tomatoes, since it keeps them from falling through the grate. If you have the real estate on your grill, you can do steps 2 and 3 at the same time.
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Grilled Salmon with White Bean and Arugula Salad
Grilled Salmon with White Bean and Arugula Salad
Recipe
Ask for salmon fillets from the head end of the fish--the tail end is much thinner. This light salad is the perfect base for any fresh fish that you desire.
Ask for salmon fillets from the head end of the fish--the tail end is much thinner. This light salad is the perfect base for any fresh fish that you desire.
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BBQ Chicken with Peach and Feta Slaw
BBQ Chicken with Peach and Feta Slaw
Recipe
This summery crunch-tastic slaw is guaranteed to find its way into your recipe rotation for the rest of the season. Using ripe, juicy peaches, it's the perfect sweet-salty side dish for any number of grilled or smoked proteins.
This summery crunch-tastic slaw is guaranteed to find its way into your recipe rotation for the rest of the season. Using ripe, juicy peaches, it's the perfect sweet-salty side dish for any number of grilled or smoked proteins.
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Grilled Four-Onion Pizzas
Grilled Four-Onion Pizzas
Recipe
This pizza showcases the best of the allium family--from the sharp top notes of fresh chives to the deep flavors of sautéed leeks. Go green with your pizza and you won't look back. Grocers like Publix and Whole Foods sell pre made, whole-wheat dough, making this recipe a breeze.
This pizza showcases the best of the allium family--from the sharp top notes of fresh chives to the deep flavors of sautéed leeks. Go green with your pizza and you won't look back. Grocers like Publix and Whole Foods sell pre made, whole-wheat dough, making this recipe a breeze.
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Mushroom-Potato Salad with Miso "Mayo"
Mushroom-Potato Salad with Miso "Mayo"
Recipe
The salad holds up well and can be made up to a day ahead--but bring it to room temperature before serving for the biggest umami blast. White miso is the umami-bomb base of the dressing that will have you licking the bowl. It's potato salad like you've never had before, guaranteed to steal the show at your next barbecue.
The salad holds up well and can be made up to a day ahead--but bring it to room temperature before serving for the biggest umami blast. White miso is the umami-bomb base of the dressing that will have you licking the bowl. It's potato salad like you've never had before, guaranteed to steal the show at your next barbecue.
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Grilled Peaches with Honey Cream
Grilled Peaches with Honey Cream Recipe
You can use apricots or nectarines instead of peaches. We recommend garnishing this dessert with fresh mint.
You can use apricots or nectarines instead of peaches. We recommend garnishing this dessert with fresh mint.
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Summer Melon Salad
Summer Melon Salad
Recipe
Put to good use all of the in-season melon at hand this time of year with a delicious, savory and sweet salad. Use a small scoop or melon baller to form perfectly formed individual melon spheres.
Put to good use all of the in-season melon at hand this time of year with a delicious, savory and sweet salad. Use a small scoop or melon baller to form perfectly formed individual melon spheres.
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Ginger-Lime Fruit Salad
Ginger-Lime Fruit Salad
Recipe
Just a little lime and ginger help to macerate the fresh fruits so they can release their juices. Grapes, diced nectarines, or blackberries would also be delicious.
Just a little lime and ginger help to macerate the fresh fruits so they can release their juices. Grapes, diced nectarines, or blackberries would also be delicious.
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SoCal Shrimp Tacos
SoCal Shrimp Tacos
Recipe
Marinate shrimp for 10 minutes and hit them with high heat on your grill before wrapping them in corn tortilla with your toppings of choice. This recipe includes direction for fried avocado slices and a citrusy cabbage and radish mixture for toppings.
Marinate shrimp for 10 minutes and hit them with high heat on your grill before wrapping them in corn tortilla with your toppings of choice. This recipe includes direction for fried avocado slices and a citrusy cabbage and radish mixture for toppings.
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Chili-Lime Corn
Chili-Lime Corn
Recipe
Every cookout has corn. Butter is great, but easoning corn with chili powder and grated lime rind takes corn from a backyard favorite to something really special. The instructions call for a grill pan, but your outdoor grill is even better.
Every cookout has corn. Butter is great, but easoning corn with chili powder and grated lime rind takes corn from a backyard favorite to something really special. The instructions call for a grill pan, but your outdoor grill is even better.
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Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Cucumber-Tomato Salad
Recipe
A crunchy, refreshing salad meds well with warm temperatures and savory meats. Using fresh, farmers market tomatoes with really make a difference in this bright side.
A crunchy, refreshing salad meds well with warm temperatures and savory meats. Using fresh, farmers market tomatoes with really make a difference in this bright side.
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Charred Okra
Charred Okra Recipe
Okra is its best this time of year. Skip the fryer and toss them on your grill with garam masala for a much needed (and healthier) change of pace.
Okra is its best this time of year. Skip the fryer and toss them on your grill with garam masala for a much needed (and healthier) change of pace.
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Grilled Watermelon and Shrimp Skewers
Grilled Watermelon and Shrimp Skewers
Recipe
Grilling watermelon adds a smoky note to the fruit and gives it a slightly meaty texture that matches well with shrimp. Cooking takes only a couple of minutes, so have both sets of skewers ready before you start. You'll need 12 flat metal skewers (12 in. long) or 18 skewers (8 in. long)--or use bamboo skewers of the same size, soaked in water for 30 minutes.
Grilling watermelon adds a smoky note to the fruit and gives it a slightly meaty texture that matches well with shrimp. Cooking takes only a couple of minutes, so have both sets of skewers ready before you start. You'll need 12 flat metal skewers (12 in. long) or 18 skewers (8 in. long)--or use bamboo skewers of the same size, soaked in water for 30 minutes.
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Summer Fig and Watermelon Salad with Feta
Summer Fig and Watermelon Salad with Feta
Recipe
Balsamic glaze is a syrup of concentrated, cooked-down, sweetened balsamic vinegar; it adds a sweet and tangy element to this refreshing salad. Look for it near the vinegar.
Balsamic glaze is a syrup of concentrated, cooked-down, sweetened balsamic vinegar; it adds a sweet and tangy element to this refreshing salad. Look for it near the vinegar.
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Grilled Jamaican Jerked Drumsticks
Grilled Jamaican Jerked Drumsticks Recipe
Make your own Jamaican jerk seasoning in a food processor by combining onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic, ginger, allspice and sugar. Add orange juice to make a marinade for these island-style grilled chicken drumsticks.
Make your own Jamaican jerk seasoning in a food processor by combining onion, jalapeño pepper, garlic, ginger, allspice and sugar. Add orange juice to make a marinade for these island-style grilled chicken drumsticks.
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Tex-Mex Flank Steak and Vegetables
Tex-Mex Flank Steak and Vegetables Recipe
Chipotle salsa - both a key ingredient in the marinade and a condiment for the meat and vegetables in this recipe - has a smokier, more full-bodied flavor than regular tomato salsa.
Chipotle salsa - both a key ingredient in the marinade and a condiment for the meat and vegetables in this recipe - has a smokier, more full-bodied flavor than regular tomato salsa.
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Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Guava Glaze
Pork Tenderloin with Spicy Guava Glaze
Recipe
Rubbing lean pork tenderloin with a fragrant spice mixture before grilling infuses flavor into the meat. To carry out your island theme, serve the pork with rice and a mango salsa.
Rubbing lean pork tenderloin with a fragrant spice mixture before grilling infuses flavor into the meat. To carry out your island theme, serve the pork with rice and a mango salsa.
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Grilled Tenderloin with Warm Vegetable Salad
Grilled Tenderloin with Warm Vegetable Salad Recipe
Simply seasoned grilled beef tenderloin steak served with a medley of grilled summer squash and tomatoes makes an ideal dish for summer entertaining.
Simply seasoned grilled beef tenderloin steak served with a medley of grilled summer squash and tomatoes makes an ideal dish for summer entertaining.
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Smoky Chicken
Smoky Chicken
Recipe
Paprika, cumin, and lime juice give this chicken that perfectly seasoned, summery flavor.
Paprika, cumin, and lime juice give this chicken that perfectly seasoned, summery flavor.
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Jerk Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple-Plum Relish
Jerk Pork Tenderloin with Pineapple-Plum Relish Recipe
Jerk seasoning originated in the Caribbean and is used as either a marinade or rub for grilled meats. The blend of cinnamon, allspice, thyme, black pepper, and habañero pepper give the seasoning its characteristic sweet heat.
Jerk seasoning originated in the Caribbean and is used as either a marinade or rub for grilled meats. The blend of cinnamon, allspice, thyme, black pepper, and habañero pepper give the seasoning its characteristic sweet heat.
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Kansas City Barbecued Chicken
Kansas City Barbecued Chicken
Recipe
Sauce up some chicken with this sweet and spicy Kansas City-style sauce. This version has a nice balance of brown sugar and vinegar so the sauce isn't overwhelmingly sweet.
Sauce up some chicken with this sweet and spicy Kansas City-style sauce. This version has a nice balance of brown sugar and vinegar so the sauce isn't overwhelmingly sweet.
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Hoisin and Bourbon-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Hoisin and Bourbon-Glazed Pork Tenderloin Recipe
Add a little sweetness to smoked pork by adding hoisin sauce and maple syrup to the bourbon marinade. This is one of our most popular pork tenderloin recipes
Add a little sweetness to smoked pork by adding hoisin sauce and maple syrup to the bourbon marinade. This is one of our most popular pork tenderloin recipes
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Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce
Beer-Can Chicken with Cola Barbecue Sauce Recipe
"I like any recipe that starts with 'open a can of beer and drink half,'" says recipe developer and chef Steven Raichlen. American ingenuity has produced a variety of beer-can roasters that hold the can in place and stabilize the tipsy chicken. Aluminum cans bend easily under the pressure, so when piercing holes, it's a good idea to use a can-holding gadget.
"I like any recipe that starts with 'open a can of beer and drink half,'" says recipe developer and chef Steven Raichlen. American ingenuity has produced a variety of beer-can roasters that hold the can in place and stabilize the tipsy chicken. Aluminum cans bend easily under the pressure, so when piercing holes, it's a good idea to use a can-holding gadget.
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Carolina Pulled Pork with Lexington Red Sauce
Carolina Pulled Pork with Lexington Red Sauce
Recipe
Carolina-style barbecue features a thin, vinegar-based sauce that gives the shredded pork a tangy kick. Vinegar-based sauces are typically lower in sugar than sweet, tomato-based sauces, and here, the sauce is brushed on a bone-in pork shoulder, also known as Boston butt.
Carolina-style barbecue features a thin, vinegar-based sauce that gives the shredded pork a tangy kick. Vinegar-based sauces are typically lower in sugar than sweet, tomato-based sauces, and here, the sauce is brushed on a bone-in pork shoulder, also known as Boston butt.
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Beer-braised Pork
Beer-braised Pork
Recipe
A dark ale is needed to braise this pork, such as Dos Equis Amber.
A dark ale is needed to braise this pork, such as Dos Equis Amber.
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Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce
Grilled Chicken with White Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Fans of white barbecue sauce love its tangy creaminess with just the right kick from both black and red ground pepper. This sauce is low in fat because it uses reduced-calorie mayonnaise, vinegar, and a splash of lemon juice.
Fans of white barbecue sauce love its tangy creaminess with just the right kick from both black and red ground pepper. This sauce is low in fat because it uses reduced-calorie mayonnaise, vinegar, and a splash of lemon juice.
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Flank Steak With Radish Salsa
Flank Steak With Radish Salsa
Recipe
This balsamic flank steak and veggies is a light dish that can be served with the radish salsa on top of grilled Italian-Herb Bread for a filling meal.
This balsamic flank steak and veggies is a light dish that can be served with the radish salsa on top of grilled Italian-Herb Bread for a filling meal.
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Chicken Sandwiches
Chicken Sandwiches
Recipe
Layer grilled chicken, feta cheese, and an olive- and tomato-topping for these fantastic dinner sandwiches. The tomato mixture also tastes wonderful when served on slices of toasted baguette as an appetizer.
Layer grilled chicken, feta cheese, and an olive- and tomato-topping for these fantastic dinner sandwiches. The tomato mixture also tastes wonderful when served on slices of toasted baguette as an appetizer.
