Barbeque ideas please!

pbright

Essex-girl wrote:

cutting it in the pot a bit iykwim. .

Sounds good but what does this bit mean??

Anybody got any views on those vodka and innocent smoothie cocktails??

whistler-alison

How about the watermelon thing which Jamie Oliver did in what I think was his first series? About a week before the BBQ get yourself a watermelon, stick a funnel in the top of it and pour vodka in. The vodka should drain into the melon and you top up the funnel every so often as needed over the week. I've tried this a couple of times. The first time it worked really well - voddy melon all round. :dance: The second time though I couldn't get the vodka to drain into the melon. Just sat there in the funnel :think:

Bogof_Babe

pbright wrote:

Sounds good but what does this bit mean??

cutting it in the pot a bit iykwim

I'd say it means making a slit in the "pot" (i.e. potato) so that the butter etc. gets into it rather than swimming on the surface.

springtide

Hi
Lamb burgers are lovely and make a change from beefburgers. Just shape lamb mince into burger shapes, season, chill and BBQ. A dish that goes well with this is green lentil salad. Boil a load of lentils up for 25 mins or so, add chopped red onion, crumbled feta and stir in some vinegarette. You can make this earlier and refridgerate it. I also make a pasta salad, penne with loads of roasted veg (onions, peppers, mushrooms & courgettes) and vinegarette and feta. This is easy and you can really bulk it out by making loads of pasta. I would also by loads of bags of mixed salad leaves to put in bowls. I also do the chicken kebabs, you could also make these with king prawns too I imagine.

Hope these help a bit.:wave:

Oscar

Does anyone know what is in the Tesco BBQ pack? Are they still doing it and would you recommend it?

howalsh

Potato waffles.
Defrost em 1st!

Agapanthus

Originally Posted by puffinmuffin

What do people use for the sauce? (i am allergic to eggs so no mayo, i usually put salad cream in but OH hates it) I am thinking either creme fraiche or natural yoghurt with some fresh chives. Has anyone tried either of these?

My OH hates mayonnaise, so for potato salad we usually use soured cream with chives. I'm sure creme fraiche would be just as good. You can season it with salt, pepper, paprika etc.

Queenie

puffinmuffin wrote:

Hi all,
.... I am thinking either creme fraiche or natural yoghurt with some fresh chives. Has anyone tried either of these?

Tried both, loved both You could substitute the chives for mint :drool:

FunkyFairy

I am about to cook some lovely organic samlon on the bbq.

How would you do it?

Do i wrap it in foil?

Help :eek:

Tanks in advance

headcovers

I assume you mean salmon?

And yes, squirt a little fresh lemon juice over it and wrap it securely in foil leaving a little gap around the main flesh to allow it to steam.