Cold Sauces for Grilled Meats, Chicken and Fish

Spending your Summertime outside is great. Especially if you are grilling meat, chicken or fish. The following recipes are just super and can change any party or family gathering into an experience. Keep this link for Summer Cold Sauces close. Surely you will enjoy one or all of them. But before we get into the recipes for Summer Sauces, here's one called...

Top 11 Steps of the REAL Summer BBQ

1. The woman buys the food.
2.The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3.The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
4.THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
5.The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6.The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
7.THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
8.The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
9.After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
10.Everyone PRAISES and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
11.The man asks the woman how she enjoyed 'her night off.' And, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women....

You can use this amazing Tarragon Mustard Sauce on everything from steamed vegetables to grilled steak. Don't be afraid to add a little of your spices to create your own signature cold sauce.

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 small garlic clove, crushed and minced fine
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to blend the flavors. Serve chilled. May be made up to two days in advance.

Buon appetito!

Who needs to buy cocktail sauce when you can easily make your own. Although many just use this recipe on cold shrimp, try this on calamari and crab cakes. To die for!

1 cup ketchup
1/3 cup prepared horseradish, or to taste
1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp Louisiana hot sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice

Stir together all the ingredients thoroughly, and chill for at least an hour to develop the flavors. Serve cold.

Buon appetito!

Listen. On prime rib, this is the best. Or at least it's my favorite. Try this on steak, beef loin, pork loin and don't forget to use a fresh jar of horseradish. This cold sauce will light up any party.

2/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp prepared hot horseradish, or to taste
1 tbsp chopped chives
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to blend the flavors. Serve chilled.

Buon appetito!

This is it! I love steak! After grilling and removing a perfectly seasoned steak from the grill, drop a dallop of this on your steak and watch it melt before your eyes and then in your mouth. WOW! Call me anything but late for dinner.

1 stick unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced fine
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp white pepper (may substitute black)
1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley

Put the butter in a bowl and leave at room temperature until it is soft enough to work. Add all the other ingredients and mix to combine thoroughly. Using a spatula scrap the butter mixture on to a square of plastic wrap. Shape into a log, and roll the mixture up in the plastic, twisting the ends.

Refrigerate until firm. When ready to use, remove wrap and slice into rounds. Place on hot steak just before serving.

Buon appetito!