Recipe
Girl on the Grill: The Best Early Summer Barbecue
As a Food Studies major and an aspiring chef, there isn't a single aspect about the kitchen that scares me. I face every challenge with excitement; I'm rarely intimidated...that is, except for the grill. Charcoal, gas, it doesn't matter - the grill is one kitchen obstacle I refused to face for the longest time.
However, I decided that this summer, it was all going to change. So opens the first installment of "Girl on the Grill." After developing and borrowing a couple of recipes, I whipped up a dinner for my family made almost entirely on the grill.
Was this an ambitious challenge I set out on? Yes. But I love a challenge. On the menu for this evening: homemade burgers and buns with a mushroom and caramelized onion jam, grilled corn salad, and grilled summer squash with a Meyer Lemon honey vinaigrette, and for dessert, grilled peaches and strawberries with a homemade Meyer Lemon honey whipped cream.
I tweaked each recipe to make them my own, but the originals came from King Arthur Flour or Saveur Magazine.The Best Burger Buns
- Prep Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
- Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3/4 to 1 cup lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp room temp butter
- 1 large egg
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
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Classic Diner Burgers
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 lb 95% lean ground beef
- 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
- Heavy hand salt and pepper
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Mushroom Onion Jam
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt & pepper
- 1 small red onion sliced
- 1 small white onion sliced
- 4 portabella mushrooms sliced thin
- 1 shallot minced
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 2 cups red wine
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
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Grilled Corn Salad
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 5 ears fresh corn
- 1 bell pepper diced into small cubes
- 1 jalapeño pepper diced into small cubes
- Fresh cilantro chopped
- Juice from half a lime
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- Salt and pepper
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Grilled Summer Squash with a Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 yellow and green squash
- 4 tbsp cup olive oil
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
- 3 tbsp Meyer Lemon honey
- Fresh juice from half a lemon
- 2 large shallots
- Salt & pepper
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Grilled Peaches & Strawberries with a Honey Whipped Cream
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 halved peaches with pits removed
- 10 strawberries cored
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp Meyer Lemon honey
- Mint leaves