Easy barbecue recipes

16 easy recipes for the barbecue

The recipes you need for laid-back entertaining.

Fillet steak with charred green beans and tahini

William Meppem (main)

For a barbecue with minimal effort and maximum reward, it’s got to be low-fuss recipes. Seafood is your choice for quick-cooking protein, while an overnight marinade is the simplest way to inject your flavour to your lamb and chicken. And don’t overlook the power of vegetables for your easy barbecue solutions.

Grilled pork with pineapple and curry vinaigrette

Grilled pork with pineapple and curry vinaigrette

Barbecued eggplant salad with goat’s curd, mint and pomegranate

Barbecued eggplant salad with goat’s curd, mint and pomegranate

Grilled steak with gochujang butter

Grilled steak with gochujang butter

Mike McEnearney’s grilled red mullet with Moroccan spices

Mike McEnearney’s grilled red mullet with Moroccan spices

Char-grilled capsicum with sherry vinaigrette — Photo: Chris Chen

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette

A white chopping board with grilled lamb cutlets, a bowl of herb sauce in olive oil, and a white ladle. — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Grilled lamb cutlets with salsa verde

Grilled lamb cutlets with salsa verde

Grilled peppers and flatbread salad

Grilled peppers and flatbread salad

Whole barbecued fish with lemon

Whole barbecued fish with lemon

Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing

Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing

Char-grilled pineapple wedges with chilli salt

Char-grilled pineapple wedges with chilli salt

Spiced chicken skewers

Spiced chicken skewers

Turmeric chicken with cucumber salad

Turmeric chicken with cucumber salad

Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette

Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette

Five scallops in a half-shell topped with herbs and a soy dressing, on an off-white plate, on a white marble background. — Photo: Kara Rosenlund

Louis Tikaram’s grilled Hervey Bay scallops with soy and ginger

Louis Tikaram’s grilled Hervey Bay scallops with soy and ginger

Liberté’s garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil

Liberté’s garlic prawns with chilli and Thai basil

Fillet steak with charred green beans and tahini

Fillet steak with charred green beans and tahini

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