Why mess up the kitchen when you can cook dinner outside? Following is a plethora of recipes for your outdoor grilling (and cocktailing) enjoyment.
Appetizers
⢠Fontina Risotto Cakes with Fresh Chives
⢠Asparagus Wrapped in Serrano Ham
Cocktails
⢠Senorita
Side Dishes
⢠Greek Orzo and Grilled Shrimp Salad with Mustard-Dill Viniagrette
⢠Pasta with Alfredo Pesto Sauce
⢠Lemon Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Feta
⢠Corn on the Cobb Salad Wrap with Grilled Onion Blue Cheese Dressing
⢠Grilled Potato Salad with Watercress, Green Onions and Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Burgers
⢠Asian Salmon Burgers with Provolone, Green Onion and Soy Sauce Mayo
⢠Turkey Burgers with Chipotle-Chili Tartar Sauce
⢠Grilled Burgers with Roquefort Mayonnaise and Barbecued Red Onions
Beef
⢠Rosemary and Red Wine Steaks with Barbecued Vegetables
⢠Roast Beef Tenderloin with Wasabi-Garlic Cream
⢠Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Potato Hobo Packs
Chicken
⢠Dijon and Tarragon Grilled Chicken
⢠Marinated Grilled Chicken with White Wine Garlic and Lemon
Fish
⢠Salsa Verde
⢠Grilled Salmon with Lime Butter Sauce
⢠Grilled Salmon Fillets with Creamy Horseradish Sauce
Desserts
⢠Cornmeal Cake with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Rhubarb Compote
⢠Super Lemony Lemon Squares
⢠Fruit Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing
Photo by Mark Thomas, courtesy Epicurious.com