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Outdoor BBQ Islands: Making Healthy Cooking Convenient |
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Written by Aaron B Cruise
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So summer is coming and your starting to think that it's time to warm up your outdoor BBQ Islands and stand-alone grills. Before you light that flame you might want to consider switching up the BBQ menu this summer. Your menu doesn't just have to consist of meat and various mayo based "salads." As a matter of fact, many people over looking grilling fruits and vegetables as side dishes. They are not only delicious but they offer nutritious alternatives to other side dishes. They are also great if you have any vegetarian friends or if you are a vegetarian yourself.
by AaronBCruise
So summer is coming and your starting to think that it's time to warm up your outdoor BBQ Islands and stand-alone grills. Before you light that flame you might want to consider switching up the BBQ menu this summer. Your menu doesn't just have to consist of meat and various mayo based "salads." As a matter of fact, many people over looking grilling fruits and vegetables as side dishes. They are not only delicious but they offer nutritious alternatives to other side dishes. They are also great if you have any vegetarian friends or if you are a vegetarian yourself.
Grilling vegetables is easy and doing so on a built in BBQ is even more of a breeze. There are so many features that come with outdoor kitchen islands. They are basically like having an indoor kitchen in your own backyard. They make it simple to clean, chop, dice, season, and refrigerate anything you need to all in one place. And if you have a side burner you can cook other types of sides and heat up sauces and marinades right outside too. Just a few of the features you can have added to your island include drawers, spice racks, refrigerators, sinks, extra stoves, bar counters, flat screen TVs, Palapa umbrellas, and more. You can have an built in BBQ custom designed for your specific needs.
Since built in BBQs make it so easy to cook healthy sides and grill vegetables, you can add color and diversity to your BBQ menus. Impress guests with specially marinated kabobs and sweet corn quesadillas. For a healthy grilled desert you can grill up pineapple and plum slices and serve them with non-fat yogurt. Everything taste better when cooked over an open flame, and fruit and vegetables are no exception. Just like grilling meat you must remember to clean your fruits and vegetables and brush them with olive oil or any marinade of your choice before grilling so that they won't stick to your grates.
You can also create colorful salads to complement your main meat dishes. And with all the choices available on the market, you can create all sorts of wonderful and unique salads. Having a side burner is also great if you want to toast up some nuts to throw in your salad or your frozen yogurt. Salads perfectly accompany heavy meat portions so that you don't have to stuff yourself with large cuts of meat and heavy side dishes.
Marinades and sauces can literally make a meal by adding interesting flavor diversity. Vegetables have a wonderful flavor cooked on their own with olive oil, but they also take really well to marinades and sauces. While grilling your vegetables you can heat up your dipping sauces on your outdoor kitchen island's side burner. And if you want to marinate your vegetables you can create a hand made marinade right outside on your outdoor kitchen, and then stick your veges in your island's refrigerator to let them marinate. Your outdoor BBQ grills might actually get a little bit jealous of all the things that a BBQ Island can do.
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