With summer, or at least the promise of it, come barbecues and lighter food, and these are our favorite barbecue recipes. But we haven't just created a menu of grilled meats – there are delicious vegetarian dishes, sides, and even a smoky dessert and cocktail.
The trick to cooking on the grill is to make sure your coals are uniformly white hot, without a trace of flame, before you add the food.
By all means watch the food carefully to ensure it doesn’t scorch, but resist the temptation to turn it too often; fish, especially, will stick to the grill if fussed over. Bon appetit!
Home-smoked seasoning
This home-smoked seasoning recipe is perfect for most meat, fish and vegetarian dishes. Ideal for grill-outs, it can be used to give depth of flavor even when it's too chilly outdoors to crack open the BBQ.
Vegetarian mezze with baba ganoush and salsa
This vegetarian meze is packed with flavor thanks to the baba ganoush and salsa, their ingredients prepped on the grill. Serve with our garlic and herb flatbreads and raw crudités.
Best-ever grilled lamb
Our best-ever grilled lamb recipe is a cracker. Marinated overnight for best results, it's wonderful served up with our bulgar wheat salad, below.
Bulgur wheat salad
Quick, easy and packed with goodness, this bulgur wheat salad is flavored with fresh herbs. Pair it with our grilled lamb recipe (above).
Smoky chicken with chipotle
Smoky, spicy and a little sweet, this chipotle chicken recipe will bring a Mexican flavor to your barbecue recipe list. Serve it with rice, salad, in burritos, tacos... the choice is endless!
Stuffed peppers with harissa yoghurt
Looking for grill recipes for vegetarians? Or just a filling, fabulous side for a hungry crowd? This stuffed pepper with harissa yogurt is our favorite.
Griddled zucchini and halloumi salad
This zucchini with halloumi is griddled for extra flavor. Serve it up hot, warm or at room temperature – it works every way! It's the perfect side for barbecue recipes, or a tasty main for veggies.
Lapsang souchong ice cream
Smoky, sweet and oh, so refreshing, this lapsang souchong and green mint ice cream is a dessert with a difference. Serve it up at a barbecue to keep those flavors coming!
Maltito cocktail
Love a Mojito? You'll adore our Maltito cocktail recipe. Smokier, grown up, and very elegant, it's the perfect drink to serve to complement a barbecue menu.
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This griddled zucchini and halloumi salad is the summer side dish you’ll make on repeatPerfect as a side at a barbecue, it makes the perfect veggie main, too
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Stuffed peppers just got a bold upgrade with this harissa yogurt recipeVegetarians often have to settle for salads at barbecues. This stuffed pepper recipe has all the crunch, and makes a satisfying main course, too
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Move over Mojito – the Maltito cocktail is the smoky, grown-up drink you’ll want for summer aperitivo hourMinty, malty, and just a little smoky, this is a whisky cocktail for people who think they don’t like whisky. Serve as the sun goes down
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Part cocktail, part dessert, these ginger and apricot ice cream floats will kickstart your weekendKickstart your weekend with this boozy chilled treat, or leave out the alcohol for the perfect frozen mocktail
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Why lapsang souchong and mint ice cream might be the coolest thing you eat this summerSmoky, sweet and invigorating, serve this up at the end of a barbecue to keep those flavors coming
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Smoky, spicy and slightly sweet, our chipotle chicken is what your grill needs this weekendQuick and easy to prep, it packs a punch and will bring a Mexican barbecue flavor to your backyard
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