Sides to go with grilled burgers? Sick of everything right now ...

KeptInStitches · July 2013

So my dad is grilling burgers for Fourth of July and my mom was wondering what sides she could put with them. We've done a lot of baked beans and coleslaw, fruit salad, and the like lately. Anyone have a killer side dish they like with burgers?

Jessica41381 · July 2013

We're doing the same thing and I am making my cheesy potatoes! Hash brown shredded potatoes , sour cream, shredded chedder cheese, and cream of chicken soup, all mixed together, more cheese on top and bake for 45mins! Delish

CLoGreenEyes · July 2013

@Jessica41381, that sounds so yummy!

@keptinstitches, I like the simple stuff so I may not be much help. There are probably variations on pasta salad you could try, and I always enjoy potato wedges, corn on the cob, and grilled veggies with some Italian dressing drizzled on top. Chili and cheese. Applesauce. Green beans. I am now hungry...Hope at least one of those struck your fancy!

Jessica41381 · July 2013

@Amapola14, they are super simple and everyone loves them. I get asked to make them for every get together we have.

Peaseblossom55 · July 2013

I made a cold salad last week of chick peas, spinach, dice grape tomatoes and onions, with some garlic salt, pepper some olive oil and red wine vinegar. It was so easy and so good.

Peaseblossom55 · July 2013

I also like dicing up carrot, and potatoes or any vegetable for that matter and roasting them with olive oil and rosemary.

suzie211 · July 2013

My favorite at cookouts are grilled beef flavored vidalia onions. I make them by coring out a vidalia onion and then slicing like a bloomin' onion( it basically looks like petals ). This way the onion is sliced, but still intact and pieces can be pulled off. Then put two beef flavored bouillon cubes in the middles, wrap in foil paper, and then grill until the onion is tender and caramelized. Yum!

Swazzle · July 2013

I'm a big fan of traditional sides as in potato salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad, coleslaw.

I recently had watermelon and feta salad and am now a HUGE fan of that. So yummy.

Belle2188 · July 2013

I'm pretty traditional with my sides, and I also don't like a lot of things because I'm a pain in the ass haha.

As dull as it is, I really enjoy a simple corn on the cob with my burger (grilled in tin foil with butter, salt and pepper on it). I've also been meaning to try this Ina Garten recipe for potato salad: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/french-potato-salad-recipe/index.html.

motoLyn · July 2013

I found two recipes that looked good this morning that I was thinking to make for my in-law's 4th of July party. Click on the name for links.

Greek Pasta Salad
and
Potato Salad with Dill and Horseradish Aioli

KeptInStitches · July 2013

@motoLyn: I think we could give that Greek pasta salad a try, just without the crab. There's plenty of other stuff in there that we, as a crew, enjoy. Hell, I might use that as a main course myself!

@swazzle: Mmm ... watermelon and feta ... wish my dad and BF were more adventurous, I love that stuff.

@everyone: Thanks for the inspiration!

buddysmom80 · July 2013

@motolyn that Greek pasta salad will be made at my house asap. I have a recipe for it, but the dressing that goes with it is so many ingredients to make, this one is a lot better (and tastier!)

@keptinstiches I usually make a pasta salad with tri color rotini, chopped up pepperoni, cheese and Italian salad dressing. It's easy and quick and works for a picnic since there's no mayo. I also made a three bean salad once that everyone seemed to like.

KeptInStitches · July 2013

@buddysmom80, got a recipe for your three bean salad? I suggested the pasta salad to my mom but she's on an anti-pepperoni kick. (Picky, picky, picky ... this is out of character for her, but I suppose everyone gets sick of things on occasion.)

Swazzle · July 2013

OH. What about guacamole? It could be a side with chips or you can put it ON your burger if you want.

KeptInStitches · July 2013

Ooo!!!! @swazzle = GENIUS. Thank you thank you thank you!

Swazzle · July 2013

Woo! No problem. Guac is one of my favorite things on the planet

buddysmom80 · July 2013

@keptinstiches here's the three bean salad recipe (it's so stinking easy)

Tangy Four Bean Salad

1 can (16 oz) kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 can (16 oz) garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas) rinsed and drained

1 can (14.5 oz) cut green beans, drained

1 can (14.5 oz) cut wax beans, drained

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (I omit these)

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 cup chopped onion (I use green onions)

Dressing

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup canola oil

1t celery seed

1/2 t pepper

1/4 t salt

In a large bowl combine all the veggies. In a small bowl whisk all the dressing ingredients together. Pour dressing over veggies, stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with slotted spoon.

Makes 12 servings (3/4 cup)

KeptInStitches · July 2013

Thanks, @buddysmom80! You and I shall be good cooking buddies for we cook in much the same way - open can, dump can into bowl, stir together.

radleyboo · July 2013

This is one of my favorites, Zesty Quinoa Salad. I always go heavy on the cilantro and add feta cheese to it:

http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/229156/zesty-quinoa-salad

I also make this asparagus all the time, but it's best this time of year when asparagus is in season:

2 bunches of asparagus, tough ends snapped off

1 lemon, zested then quartered

1/3 C extra virgin olive oil

2 cloves garlic, pressed or finely chopped

Salt & Pepper

Lay asparagus flat on a cookie sheet

Mix EVOO, garlic, and lemon zest

Brush asparagus with oil mixture

Squeeze lemon juice over top of asparagus

Tuck lemon wedges between the stalks of asparagus

Salt & Pepper to taste

Roast at 375 for 8-15 minutes depending on how crunchy you like your asparagus. Looks pretty served with a lemon wedge for garnish. Nom.

Have fun, keep the ideas coming you guys!

@peaseblossom55: those ideas sound delish!

@buddysmom80: that bean recipe is definitely one I'll try

@swazzle: i LOVE guacamole! My youngest son calls it 'Whack a Mole'.

buddysmom80 · July 2013

@keptinstiches: in the summer I am the laziest chef. I make all the easy side salads and have BF handle the grill. When it gets colder out I'm a little bit more "fancier"

@radleyboo let me know how you like it!

Also to make it even easier I dump everything in one bowl and mix it really, really well. I think the first time I made it I actually made the dressing seperate. After that it was all-in.

minskat30 · July 2013

I love yellow onions sauteed with mushrooms....really sauteed (like 30-50 minutes on medium-low heat so they are brown and carmelized perfectly).

I also love this recipe from PW....

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/

I often put some asparagus in a ziplock with some olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, thyme and chives and let that sit for an hour or two, then pop it in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 (or until you see them crisping up). I then pull them and sprinkle a little goat cheese on top, turn off the oven but put the pan back in and let the goat cheese melt while the oven is cooling down. Its pretty yummy.

buddysmom80 · July 2013

laurenb09 said:

I'm late to the party, but I'm making this wilted spinach and chickpea salad for tomorrow...

Broil cherry tomatoes and 1 can of rinsed and drained chickpeas with 1 tbsp olive oil and salt and pepper for ~15 min
In the meantime, whisk together 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, and salt/pepper
In a large bowl, combine 2 bags of spinach with the chickpeas and tomatoes and toss with the dressing

The recipe also calls for olives but DH can't stand them.

@laurenb09 this sounds so good, but I've JUST become acquainted with the broiler. Will 15 minutes under the broiler burn the chickpeas? How do you know they're done?

I'm trying this next week btw.

Swazzle · July 2013

The broiler scares me.

KeptInStitches · July 2013

Ok, since I said I'd come back, my mom and I ended up making a three-bean salad variant.

1 can corn, drained

1 can diced tomatoes, drained

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can light red kidney beans, drained

1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained

honey mustard salad dressing (I think 1 bottle)

The veggies were great. The dressing was a bust. My mom had read about it and thought it sounded good. It was so wrong ... so very very wrong. I know my mom has medical issues and is counting fat calories, and honey mustard does a lot of things right but it needs to stay out of my bean salad from now on.

And it made an ungodly amount of salad. Like more than we would ever eat.

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