Comments on: Can anyone suggest good salad recipes that I can make for a barbecue this weekend?

By: benjoe021

benjoe021 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:45:35 +0000

BBQ some pineapple rings. Yummy!

By: MICHAEL A

MICHAEL A — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:54:44 +0000

Here’s a salad even the kids want to eat.

400 gr (1lb) of broccoli, Brussels sprouts or green cabbage.
(or a mix of the 3) finely chopped.
50 gr (2 oz) dried apricots – cut into small cubes.
25 gr (1 oz) coarsely chopped almonds. (leaving their skin on will be OK)
1 bunch of parsley. finely chopped.
2 oranges, finely cubed
Juice of 1 orange.

Mix all ingredients and eat the salad as freshly made as possible.

Enjoy.

By: CSC

***CSC*** — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:34:51 +0000

American Ranch Style salad. you can get it at asda/walmart. It is v tasty! and looks the dogs if you know what i mean!

also you could make your own salad, dice up lettuce into small strips, and cucumber (cut off the outer green skin to look more of a toff) and spring onion, thinly sliced cerely and some cherry tomatoes. add some lemon juice and a few garlic herb crutons….

just some ideas! have fun!

By: LORNE BIRD

LORNE BIRD — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:12:47 +0000

potato salad boil new potatos when cold cut into 1 inch cubes hard boil eggs cut them into cubes had to the potatoes mix mayo and some double cream together and put into the potatoes and eggs sprinkle with a little chilli powder.
anothe one is a tin of sweetcorn drain the loquid off and add the same mayo and double cream. at least they wont go home hungrey.then there is a green salad. you can do stuffed eggs boil eggs till hard when cold half them take the yokes out mix them with a little chilli powder ginger and cream. them put the mix back into the half egg

By: farleyjackmaster

farleyjackmaster — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:34:25 +0000

I had a barbie last night and made a Greek salad and a tuna nicoise salad, you should be able to find recipes on google x

By: misskitty_171@btinternet.com

misskitty_171@btinternet.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:44:08 +0000

add unusual ingredients like chopped apples, grapes, sweetcorn and coloured peppers, variety of colour makes a salad way more interesting!
Try some tuna or bacon, crutons make the texture more interesting too!

By: Sunny Day

Sunny Day — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:12:51 +0000

Well you must have some quite good ideas after all the recipes that are listed here, the one I lie is:-

1/2 white cabbage finely sliced
sliced button mushroom
1/2 mild onion diced small
8 radishes sliced
pepper, salt, vinegar, olive oil for dressing,

apple and sultanas can be added if liked,
it is quite simple but is always popular when I have used it.

Hope you enjoy yourself, I have answered this question so I can keep the recipes in the my answered section so thanks everyone.

By: wave

wave — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:17:25 +0000

i made my own caesar type one the other day it was:

- one whole iceberg lettuce
- about 30 halfed cherrry tomatoes
- two large handfuls of chopped fresh basil
- about 8 chopped spring onions
- some homemade croutons (not sure on proper method i just toasted heavily then cut into squares)
- and finally three cooked chicken breasts sliced into strips

serve with caesar dressing or your own favourite. This receipe will serve many people and you need a large bowl.

(It was very good i must say not meaning to blow my own trumpet)

By: Don the Wildcat

Don the Wildcat — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:36:11 +0000

I’ll second what Veronica said!!

By: Lemon

Lemon — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:51:53 +0000

So many different colours and flavours for you to try!

I had a big BBQ party last year and had:

Bowl of mixed salad leaves

Potato and chive salad

Couscous and roasted vegetable salad

Coleslaw

Tomato and red onion salad

Waldorf Salad

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Mixed leaves – simple just buy bag of favourite mixed salad, we like herb salad for it’s taste.

Potato Salad – boil new potatoes (can be with skin if you don’t have time to peel) until tender, drain and leave to cool. Mix with mayonnaise adding 2 tablespoons of water to the mayonnaise if it’s too thick add generous bunch of finely snipped chives or spring onions for colour and taste.

Couscous & Veg Salad – chop red/green/yellow peppers into bite sized chunks, cube aubergine into 1 inch cubes, chop courgette into similar size pieces. Put into baking tin, season with salt and fresly ground black pepper add three cloves of finely crushed garlic, tablespoon of dried herbs or two tablespoons of fresh thyme leaves if you have it, and a good drizzle of olive oil. Put in oven at Gas 6 for 15 minutes, then add handful of cherry tomatoes cook for further 30mins. Make up some couscous according to packet instructions, add a veg stock cube to the liquid for flavour. When couscous is ready, add the cooked veg, mix well add juice of a lemon and season to taste.

Coleslaw – ready made from supermarket is fine. Or shred 1/4 white cabbage, grate 1 carrot sprinkle 1/2 tsp of salt over and rub this into the vegetables. This removes excess juice from veg which makes the coleslaw watery. Drain the veg in a sieve. Put in a bowl and add juice of 1/2 lemon and some mayonnaise to mix, finely chopped parley can be nice too.

Tomato Salad – slice vine ripened tomatoes (these taste better) and place in a layer in a dish and some sliced red onion rings, carry on building layers in dish of tomato and onion. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, pour over some home-made olive oil and lemon juice dressing made with wholegrain mustard or choose a french vinagrette.

Waldorf Salad – cube mild cheddar cheese, sticks of celery, red apple (no need to peel), and add some broken up walnut halves. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and mayonnaise to mix.

There are many salads you can make with different colours and vegetables. Rice salad, sliced cucumber, tinned sweetcorn, beetroot all make good salads. Choose things that you know you like to eat, chances are others will like it too.

If you are pushed for time many supermarkets have a good range too.

Have fun with your bbq, I’m sure it will be a success!