What is the best dish to bring along to a barbecue?

Question

I have been invited to a bbq, have to bring along a dish of something.What dish would you take along / or have enjoyed?

Answer 1

pasta salad
tossed salad
fruit punch
trifle
kedigree (not pedigree)
naan breads

Answer 2

Depends whether you are providing the meat or the accompaniments. If it's meat and you're not too worried about costs, because you don't say how many will be there, I would suggest the following.

Marinated pork steaks, loins or chops.

Ingredients: (for 8 persons)
Pork loin steaks or pork chops, one for each person.
Marinade:
4 tablespoons Mushroom Soy Sauce (Ordinary will do if you can't get mushroom type)
4 tablespoons Worcester Sauce.
Teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Teaspoon mustard powder
Teaspoon chilli powder
Teaspoon coriander
Teaspoon cumin
Teaspoon paprika
Teaspoon turmeric
1 bayleaf
shake of salt and black pepper

Place the pork in a dish in the refrigerator. Mix the marinade ingredients thoroughly and pour over the meat. Allow it to soak in overnight, turning the meat occasionally. Just before leaving for the barbecue take out the meat and put it in a food container together with the marinade. When cooking turn frequently and baste with the remaining marinade. Delicious.

(You could add a clove of crushed garlic to the marinade if you like but as I hate it for making me feel sick when I smell or taste it I never use it.)

If it's an accompaniment then how about some large baked potatoes. Wash them and remove any 'eyes'. Dry them, prick all over with a fork, sprinkle with salt and bake in the over, 200c until browned and cooked through. You can do this in advance. Before leaving wrap each one in tinfoil and place in oven 180c for ten minutes then place in suitable container. Place on barbecue still in foil and serve with plenty of butter and a green salad.

Answer 3

I tend to make a bread tray.
First off find a nice sized platter
1 fresh loaf of either pumpernickel or hawaiian sweet bread


hollow out the center to form a small bowl in the center, but leave room on the bread to add the following.

fresh fruit/veggies: grapes,cherries, bite size pieces of melon
olives, carrots, celery, radishes; also deli meat...turkey and roast beef are really popular; as well as baby swiss and mini weenies and chunks of chedderjack

I usually roll up a piece of cheese inside the deli meat; and cut into chunks...toothpick this onto the bread and arrange fresh fruit and veggies around the tray with a few slices of orange for added garnish.

In the middle put your favorite dip. Knorrs has an awesome spinich dip...or sometimes you can just put ranch dip or dressing. whatever you like.

People at a bbq tend to like fingerfoods and this is always a hit when I go to my friends. I've actually started getting special requests for this.

There's always leftover meat; cheese; fruite, veggies that I couldn't get onto the tray so I bring them along to refill the platter. I never go home with leftover food.

Answer 4

I'm not sure there is a "best" dish to take to a barbeque. Personally, I like baked beans and potato salad. But how about a marinated tomato, cucumber, and onion salad? Slice or cube some tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions, drizzle with olive oil and marinate in Italian dressing? You could add some chunks of cauliflower and okra, too. The fresher the vegetables, the better!

Answer 5

I have two favorites that I make and that tends to go down a storm:

Potato salad:

Boil new potatoes, csprinkle with quite a bit of Rosemary flavored Olive Oli as soon as you've drained the water so the potatoes really absorb the oil. Once the potatoes aren't as hot anymore, cut them into 2cm cubes. Add sourcream, a bit of Mayo, fresh dill, (some capers if you like them) salt and pepper and mix it all together.

Bean salad:

1 tin kidney beans
1 tin chick peas
1 red onion
Flat leaf parsley
Sun blushed tomatoes is oil
Rocket
1 fresh tomato
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Salt
Pepper

chop tomatoes, sunblushed and fresh into small chunchs, finely chop onion, rouchly chopp rocket and parsley, mix with the beans in a large bowl, add olive oil and 3 table spoons of balsamic vinegar. Season to taste.

Answer 6

Potato Salad
Coleslaw
Fruit Salad
Baked Beans
7 Layer Dip

Answer 7

I'm known for bringing dessert dishes to bbq's. I usually make homemade brownies, but last time I made this Fruit Pizza and it was a huge success. I used Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries and sliced Kiwi Fruit.

Answer 8

I love ribs but, they are a hard 1st time dish. I would recommend spode (if it is that kind of a party) (spode-a mixture of melons, strawberries, any bite size summer fruit mixed with vodka). You could always go with a boring old potato/macaroni salad. Rachel Ray from the food net work has a bunch of easy summer time recipes.

Answer 9

Pasta Salad, made the night before....You just boil-up some spaghetti noodles, in the drainer keep cold water on it..Get out your nice plastic big bowl w/ lid.....and add green onion cubed tomatoe, radishes, cucumber's diced, mushrooms, anything you want to put in it ....produce wise... Add your Zesty italian. Or potatoe Salad....... Chips, of all sorts..... Home-made baked beans.... Fried cold chicken, with yours, or someone you knows, favorite recipe... coleslaw home-made, with the yellow raisins !!! Yummo !!! Or for deserts, you could bring a nice double chocolate cake !! Everyone, loves chocolate, and it gives you all a nice pick-me-up, (energy) to keep the barbecue going !! Party wise, I mean... Have Fun, with it !!!

Answer 10

A great dish of pasta that has been cooked with in a rich cheese studded with smoked ham (gammon), mushrooms and sun roasted tomatoes.


Everyone will come back for a second helping, so make plenty!

Answer 11

Try something like a rice or potato salad (even pasta could work). You can prepare it well in advance, and it keeps fairly well.

The great thing is that there is no 'set' list of ingredients, you can more or less make it up as you go along - you could use tuna, or prawns, or bits of ham, or corn, or peppers etc... just toss it in and mix it up (with mayo)