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BBQ side dishes

From tasty breads to colourful salads, our selection of sumptuous sides will transform your BBQ into a summer feast.

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Serve these speedy flatbreads with barbecued meat or fish, or with dips for a delicious starter or light supper. See more Bread recipes at Tesco Real Food.
Quick coriander flatbreads
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BBQ season doesn’t have to just be about meat as these smoky charred cauliflower steaks show. A simple vegan BBQ idea, the steaks are brushed with an aromatic caraway and garlic oil before being grilled and served with a punchy fresh herb dressing.
BBQ cauliflower steaks and herb sauce
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Brighten up any summer spread with this colourful mixed Italian salad.
Panzanella
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This is the ultimate corn on the cob recipe to make at barbecues all summer long. The smoky charred corn is brushed with a simple basil and Parmesan butter – the melting cheese and herby butter take this vegetarian barbecue classic to the next level.
Corn with Parmesan and basil butter
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Add some fresh flavours to your barbecue with simple veggie sides. These speedy courgette and asparagus skewers flavoured with olive oil and lemon zest make a fun vegan addition to a barbecue spread.
Courgette and asparagus ladders
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Take the classic barbecue side up a notch with this chargrilled potato salad. Barbecuing the new potatoes gives them the perfect crispness and a gorgeous, smoky flavour that is a perfect match for a fragrant herb and crème frâiche dressing
Chargrilled potato salad
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Give your garlic bread a lift by mixing pesto and chopped basil into the garlic butter, then pop it on the barbecue for a winning dish the whole family will love
Garlic pesto bread
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Try a new veggie main on your summer BBQ. These thick onion steaks are skewered and coated in a honey mustard glaze that turns wonderfully sticky and sweet when grilled. Enjoy with coleslaw and potato salad, or serve up alongside burgers and hot dogs.
BBQ onion steaks
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Popular BBQ side dishes

Gluten-free quick Christmas cake
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The impressive gluten-free fruitcake is elegant, delicious, and easy to prepare
  • Serves 16
  • 250 mins
  • 758 calories
Slow cooker shredded BBQ beef
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Enjoy all the flavours of a Texan barbecue with this slow cooker shredded beef. Seared beef and softened onions are gently simmered with vinegars, sugars and condiments, until the meat can be shredded. Perfect stuffed into bread rolls with pickles and red onion slices.
  • Serves 6
  • 250 mins
  • 348 calories
Cowboy pie
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Make Friday a pie day! This hearty American-inspired cowboy pie is a new family favourite the kids will love. Take tins of baked beans and combine with sausages and smoky BBQ sauce, then top with cheesy mash and bake until bubbling for winter comfort food.
  • Serves 4
  • 45 mins
  • 808 calories
Easy BBQ s'mores
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Finish off your barbecue, bonfire or campfire feast with these deliciously gooey melted s'mores
  • Serves 4
  • 9 mins
  • 162 calories
Cauliflower and bean chilli
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Derek Sarno says, "Looking for a big bowl of comfort food without the meat? This chilli is it – a crowd-pleaser and a great way to use storecupboard ingredients"
  • Serves 4
  • 120 mins
  • 375 calories
Barbecue tofu ramen
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Serve up an umami-packed ramen broth that's entirely plant-based this easy vegan recipe from Derek Sarno
  • Serves 4
  • 60 mins
  • 754 calories
Chaat potato salad
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Get this vibrant potato salad ready for your next street party
  • Serves 8
  • 50 mins
  • 236 calories
Pigs in blankets
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Your Christmas dinner just wouldn't be complete without classic pigs in blankets! This easy Christmas side dish takes Cumberland sausages and blankets them in streaky bacon, coating with a fragrant honey, mustard and rosemary sauce before cooking
  • Serves 10
  • 18-20 mins to cook
  • 104 calories
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