Delicious BBQ Side Dishes

A classic salad that won’t disappoint! Set aside the dressing and it will play double-duty as dinner as well as tomorrow’s lunch.

Hearty enough to eat as a meal, this spicy pasta salad is filled with juicy tomatoes, fresh basil and delicious smoked gouda.

If you’re short on time, store-bought carrot and cabbage slaw mix will work just fine. With the sweet and refreshing dressing, no one will even suspect a thing.

More hearty-side-bordering-on-main-dish than your typical salad, this recipe is a tasty way to adopt a meatless day into your life.

If we had to guess, we’d imagine summer tasting a bit like this sweet and fresh salad.

Both kids and adults love pasta salad. This one takes notes from Greek salad, with olives, feta, red pepper and artichoke.

One of our favourite summer veggies are fresh, crisp green beans. But this recipe takes it one step further by incorporating another favourite — bacon!

Smoky barbecued corn gives depth to this colourful summertime salad packed with chickpeas, black beans, green and red pepper and a finely chopped jalapeño for a touch of summer heat.

All the delicious components of guacamole are packed into this nutritious and delicious salad that brings hearty canned black beans to the mix.

Tomatoes are a low-carbohydrate salad option rich in heart-healthy lycopene. They’re employed in this zippy, fresh recipe that takes the classic Canadian Caesar drink beyond the glass.

This easy coleslaw mixes cabbage, carrots and apple with a unique ingredient — jicama, also known as a Mexican turnip.

Bring some texture to your table with this delicious quinoa salad packed with walnuts, delicate roasted eggplant, fresh apple and dried cranberries.

This colourful carrot ribbon side is tossed in a mayo-based sauce consisting of crushed pineapple, raisins, and both sweet and savoury spices.

These biscuits come together in 20 minutes and couldn’t be easier. They’re the perfect crumbly, buttery side to serve with any meal.

Vegetarian stuffed peppers are filled to the brim with tender couscous, sundried tomatoes and tangy Feta cheese for a colourful and delicious summer starter that can double as a main.

Superfood du jour seaweed is more than just a rice wrapper for sushi. With iron, protein, antioxidants and iodine, you’ll want to enjoy this deep-green sea vegetable more often. Sprinkle seaweed on avocado toast, use as a sushi wrapper, stir into soups or use in place of lettuce in a refreshing cucumber salad.

This food waste-reducing recipe uses often neglected broccoli stalks. Even when heated, they retain their sturdy noodle texture. Topped with roasted sweet-salty almonds for crunch and a bit of protein, this healthy meal is begging to be twirled.

These simple baked sweet potatoes – topped with a dollop of sour cream and chopped mint – are the perfect hearty, comforting side to go with your favourite Easter main.

Cold pasta salad is mixed with grape tomatoes, scallions, ricotta and a zesty lemon-pesto dressing.