Easiest Way to Make Tasty Summer BBQ Salad

Summer BBQ Salad. No barbecue is complete without a side dish (or two or three).. For any picnic, potluck, or summer cookout, THIS is the salad that people will demand a. Looking to serve the best BBQ salads this summer?

Another summer salad that we have been making for years is an Orzo and Arugula Salad. My friend brought the salad to a BBQ many years ago and I had to have the recipe. While I don't have the original source of the recipe I follow, I found a similar recipe Orzo Salad Recipe from Kathy Miller Time. You can have Summer BBQ Salad using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Summer BBQ Salad

1. You need 3 cup of cooked chicken, chopped.
2. You need 2 of ear corn on the cob, cooked and kernels removed, or 1 cup frozen or canned.
3. You need 3/4 cup of black beans.
4. You need 1 of red pepper, chopped.
5. It's 1/2 of red onion, chopped.
6. You need 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped.
7. You need 1/2 cup of ranch dressing or mayonnaise.
8. Prepare 1/2 of bbq sauce.
9. Prepare 1 of lime.
10. You need 1 of salt and pepper to taste.
11. You need 1 of avocado, tomato, jalapenos, tortilla chips optional.

Picnic and barbecue season is here, and some of the finest local produce is popping up at markets and in backyard gardens. It's also the best time of year to step up your side dish game. From potato salads and coleslaws to beans and grilled vegetables, these summer salad recipes are perfect for dining al fresco or feeding a crowd. It isn't a summer cookout without potato salad, but the stuff from the deli just isn't our thing.

Summer BBQ Salad instructions

1. Add chicken, corn, beans, red pepper, onion and cilantro to a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, mix ranch and bbq sauce.
3. Add sauce to chopped chicken and vegetables, mix.
4. Squeeze lime juice over, mix.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Optional ingredients: chopped avocado, tomato or jalapenos.
7. Optional: Serve in avocado halves, hollowed out tomatoes or with tortilla chips.

I toyed with many recipes until I developed this one. Now if I even mention grilling or barbecuing, it's my family's top request for a side. —Paul Cogswell, League City, Texas This summer salad is a perfect easy potluck recipe to take to a barbecue or a cookout, and it doubles as a healthy lunch idea too. It's totally plant based, vegan and gluten free, so it works for a variety of diets! A fun summer dish, this is a different salad that tastes as good as it looks. I love to take it to parties—the wonderful zesty flavor really complements a barbecue! —Debbie Terenzini-Wilkerson, Lusby, Maryland The perfect fruit salad for a backyard bbq or any occasion.