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IT’S BARBECUE SEASON. With an actual, real Irish heatwave fresh in the memory and hardly a drop of rain for weeks, grills around the country have been seeing some service.
Which brings us to a dilemma: it’s often the done thing to bring a dish to a barbecue. But sometimes it’s hard to find the right dish – something that comes together quickly, goes with lots of other things, and (crucially) travels well.
As part of TheJournal.ie‘s brand new Lidl Food Magazine, each week we’ll be asking our readers to share their cooking tips, kitchen hacks and go-to-dishes. From the secret to great roast potatoes to the best burger toppings, we’ll have a new question every seven days.
This week, we’re asking…
What’s your go-to dish to bring to a summer BBQ?
Do you go for salad? Dessert? Or is there a tried-and-tested side dish that never fails? Simply comment below or email food@thejournal.ie to tell us your hack and why it works.
You could see your response in the next issue of the Lidl Food Magazine.
We’re building a panel of home cooks and foodies right now from our readers to answer our weekly question and share their kitchen hacks. If you’re interested (and fancy the chance to win a few prizes from Lidl along the way), send us a mail on food@thejournal.ie with ‘Home Cooks Panel’ in the subject line. Be sure to include:
If you’ve already been in touch, keep your eyes peeled for an email soon!
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I like you bring meat. You can’t make friends with salad.
@Tom Ryan: haha
Beer.
@Bobby Jones: +1
If you’re invited to a bbq and have to bring your own food theres no point in going
I bring my appetite!
Cocaine
Quinoa and and goats cheese salad, and a glass of goji berry smoothie
@Brian Scott: and a glass of shut the hell up
@Tommy Kiely: or perhaps a side order of yer ma.
@Brian Scott: good 1
Pasta salad with sweet chilli and mayo sauce…fab
A finger bowl, a couple of tea towels and a proper plate with steak knives. Never mind that disposable stuff.
Oh, and my two dogs to recycle.
Some of those gluten free nibbles washed down with organic pressed hemp juice with a little side order of nut and egg free meatless meatloaf
@Alison Maguire: What is this monstrosity you speak of? It can’t be anything to do with BBQ.
@Hugh Jass: Satire I believe it’s called. It needed avocado to take it over the line though.
A marinaded striploin of beef, cooked low and slow and halloumi .
have your say