Summer’s about to come to a close, but there’s still time for one last backyard grilling blowout as a chance to get together with friends and family for grilled favorites and fun in the sun. But as good as a grilled Halal frank or burger is, they tend to look a little lonely on a plate without an equally great side to go with them. Fortunately, today’s recipe is for exactly that, but one side ain’t enough, and two is too few, so we’re bringing you 3 amazing recipes for Halal sides that are perfect for your next cookout to end summer in style! So come on over, grab a plate, and let’s take a look at these quick and easy recipes for some of the best coleslaw, potato salad, and meaty baked beans on the block.
We’ll start with simplest of bunch with this pickleback coleslaw recipe. It’s a standard slaw but that doesn’t make it any less delicious, a simple blend of diced cabbage, apple, and carrots all tossed in a cool and tangy dressing that is the perfect crisp and refreshing side to beat the heat at any barbecue. But as the name implies, there’s gotta be some pickle in the mix and that comes in the form of a few tablespoons of pickle juice added to the sauce, just enough to add just that little bit of extra tanginess to go with some of the more savory flavors that are cookout favorites. This recipe’s done in no time with no cooking required, just prep the greens and fruit for the slaw and mix the sauce together. If you want to keep everything at maximum freshness once it’s chopped, keep the greens and apple in bowls of cold water and pat them dry when you’re ready to get mixing, and once it’s all done, just keep this side refrigerated and it’ll be a cool compliment to any dish at the cookout.
On to another cool summertime favorite side, this potato salad is a personal favorite and a barbecue classic, and for good reason. Served chilled with tender potatoes and veggies in a creamy sauce, this is a quintessential summer side. This one requires a little bit of cook time, just enough to boil some potatoes to get them nice and tender, and this gives you the time to prep the other veggies and make the sauce that makes this salad so delectably creamy. The inclusion of fresh celery and yellow onion in the salad add a delightful bit of crunch and flavor to the soft but not-too-soft potatoes, and the cool and creamy sauce, much like the coleslaw, makes this a fantastic cold side to pair with your favorite Halal meats, served hot and ready fresh off the grill.
Now, if you’re looking for a hot side to serve alongside these delicious chilled ones, then this last recipe is for you because we’ve got a baked beans recipe here that you don’t want to miss. And in true Midamar fashion, we had to add our own twist to the recipe, so we added our own jumbo campfire grillers and beef bacon to the mix to make this a deliciously meaty mix that’s like a side and a barbeque all in one! Giving the chunks of meats time to fry in a pan gives the bacon time to cook through, then cooking everything else in the drippings infuses it all with amazing smokey flavor and ensures no part of it is lacking in amazing barbecue flavor that is also deceptively complex as the brown sugar mixed in with the beans and sauces adds a little bit of sweetness to cut what would otherwise be a very savory dish. All of this is done with just a few dishes like a pan to cook in and an oven safe baking dish or tin it will all get mixed in when it’s ready to finish up in the oven for a few minutes. And when those few minutes are up, this is a great side to serve up hot with the rest of the cookout and is great on a plate with the other sides in this recipe.
That’s all for this week, a delicious 3 in 1 summer cookout favorite extravaganza that made for a big hit here at lunch for the office, and any one of these are sure to be a hit at the next barbecue and serves plenty of friends and family. What did you think of these recipes? We hope you try all three because there’s a lot here to enjoy, serve them up while there’s still time to cook out this summer, and we’ll see you next week with another great recipe!
