Lighten up Your Grill

Jun 27, 2025

Wholesome & Healthy BBQ Recipes

Summer is here, and the sun is calling! It's the perfect time to fire up the grill, gather with your favorite people, and enjoy the longer days. We've got you covered with a few healthy and delicious recipes that are perfect for your next backyard BBQ bash!

Summer Corn Salad 

Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 6-8 side salads
Diet: Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS

• 4 ears of corn
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup of ricotta salata cheese, cubed
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat a grill over medium-high heat. 
2. Place each ear of corn on a large piece of aluminum foil. 
3. Put 1/2 tbsp of butter on top of each, then roll and seal in the foil.  
4. When grill is hot, add wrapped ears of corn and grill about 5 minutes per side, for a total of 15 minutes. Set aside and cool for 10 minutes. 
5. When corn is cool enough to touch, slice kernels off and place in a large bowl. 
6. Add scallions, tomatoes, ricotta salata, and olive oil, then toss to combine. Add salt and pepper, taste, then adjust seasoning as needed. 
7. Add freshly torn basil leaves right into the bowl, give one final toss, and then serve warm or at room temperature. 

Grilled Peaches and Ice Cream

Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Diet: Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS

• 4 peaches, halved
• 8 scoops of vanilla ice cream
• Canola oil
• Honey and sea salt for finishing

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat a grill over medium-high heat. 
2. Place each ear of corn on a large piece of aluminum foil. 
3. Put 1/2 tbsp of butter on top of each, then roll and seal in the foil.  
4. When grill is hot, add wrapped ears of corn and grill about 5 minutes per side, for a total of 15 minutes. Set aside and cool for 10 minutes. 
5. When corn is cool enough to touch, slice kernels off and place in a large bowl. 
6. Add scallions, tomatoes, ricotta salata, and olive oil, then toss to combine. Add salt and pepper, taste, then adjust seasoning as needed. 
7. Add freshly torn basil leaves right into the bowl, give one final toss, and then serve warm or at room temperature. 

Low Carb Keto Steak Kabobs

Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Yield: 8 Skewers
Diet: Keto

INGREDIENTS

• 1.5 pounds sirloin steaks, cubed
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp black cracked pepper
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and cubed
• 1 orange pepper, deseeded and cubed (or yellow or green bell peppers)
• 1 medium red onion, cut into 2cm pieces
• 3.5 oz baby mushrooms

MARINATE

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil
• 1 lemon freshly squeezed into juice
• 2 cloves garlic minced 
• 1.5 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl and stir to combine.
2. Season beef with salt and pepper.
3. Add beef and 2/3rds of the marinade to a ziplock bag and allow to marinade for 1 hour, or overnight. Set aside the remaining dressing to add after cooking.
4. If using wooden skewers, soak for 1 hour to prevent burning.
5. Have grill heated at 400F / 200C / 180 fan and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 
6. Remove beef from the marinade. Alternate threading the beef, peppers, onions and mushrooms onto each skewer, about 3 pieces of beef and each vegetable for each kebab. 
7. Add the kabobs to the grill, drizzle with some of the marinade from the bag and grill for about 25 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the beef reaches an internal temperature of 145F. Total cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of your beef cubes. 
8. Remove the kabobs from the grill and drizzle with the remaining set aside marinade and sprinkle with fresh parsley.