The best side dishes to serve at your next BBQ
Every BBQ needs a tasty accompaniment and these sides definitely won't disappoint.
If you're planning on having a barbecue, you'll need to get ahead and think about the menu in great detail. All the best burgers, sausages, ribs, veggie burgers and veggie sausages to serve that caters for meat lovers and vegetarians.
It's easy to forget about the side dishes to accompany - something light and tasty to off-set the BBQ meat, but we think this shouldn't be overlooked and can really finish of a BBQ with great success.
Some of our favourites include our griddled nectarine and feta salad, tomato and couscous salad and our Mexican BBQ corn. These are our perfect bbq sides. If you're in the market for a new gas BBQ - check out our tried and test review of the best on the market.
Herby Cucumber Salad
Simple to make and full of refreshing cucumber, pomegranate seeds and briny feta.
Recipe: Herby Cucumber Salad
Bacon-Wrapped Chilli Poppers
If you love padron peppers, you'll love this jazzed up version with goat's cheese and crispy bacon.
Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Chilli Poppers
Charred Broccoli with Coriander Hummus
Charring broccoli gives it a subtly smoky taste which pairs nicely with the zingy lime and coriander hummus.
Griddled New Potatoes with Satay Sauce
New potatoes are par-boiled first, and finished off on the BBQ for a smoky, slightly charred taste and served with an addictive satay sauce.
Griddled Nectarines and Feta Salad
A grilled stone fruit is one of our favourite ways to eat these summer fruits and this nectarine and feta salad is the perfect BBQ accompaniment.
Tomato and Giant Couscous Salad
Whip this easy couscous salad up in a flash. Serve with flatbreads and dips to go alongside your barbecued meat.
Recipe: Tomato and giant couscous salad
Mexican BBQ Corn
It wouldn't be a BBQ without corn on the cob and this recipe is Mexican-inspired with flavours of chipotle and chilli.
Recipe: Mexican bbq corn
Dill Pickled Cucumber with Avocado and Apple
This salad deserves a spot at your table for your next BBQ. The tangy pickled cucumbers help to cut through the fatty flavours from your BBQ'd meats.
Courgette Mezze with Chickpea Flatbread
This is our favourite 2-ingredient flatbread recipe, served with crispy chickpeas and a lemony courgette topping.
Puy Lentil Salad
This easy Puy lentil salad has loads of flavour and stands up against grilled BBQ foods. We use a pouch of pre-cooked Puy lentils for speed.
Recipe: Puy lentil salad
Barbecued Spicy Squash
Learn how to master barbecued squash - which can be harder than it looks. We're serving ours with a garlic and pepper steak seasoning.
Recipe: Barbecued spicy squash
Watermelon and Smoky Chickpea Salad
Make sure you pick a blemish-free and hollow sounding watermelon before trying this salad. Our trick when buying a watermelon? There should be a field spot on the spot - the more yellow it is, the riper it will be.
Caribbean Rice Salad
Rice in a salad is a great way to bulk it out, and this has loads of flavour from the BBQ sauce, jerk spice mix, lime and mango.
Recipe: Caribbean rice salad
BBQ Courgettes
A fail-safe at a BBQ but easy to mess up. Follow our recipe to perfect grilling this tasty veg. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil for a peppery finish.
Recipe: BBQ courgettes
Barbecued Fruit with Mint Sugar and Boozy Mascarpone
And to finish - why not try using the residual heat from your BBQ to grill up some of your favourite fruits? Perfect when served alongside mint sugar and boozy mascarpone.
Recipe: Barbecued fruit with mint sugar and boozy mascarpone
Mel is the Senior Food & Drink Writer for Good Housekeeping UK, covering all the delicious new product launches that come her way, writing about food and drink topics, and curating gift guides for the best foodie products to buy. Alongside that, she can be found developing and creating cocktails for GH and holds her WSET Level 2 in Wine and Spirits. She was part of the Good Housekeeping Institute food testing team for over four years before moving over to the digital side, so knows a thing or two about great food products. You'll find her scouring the supermarket shelves in her spare time for new and exciting ingredients to experiment with in her kitchen.
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