New Food for your Barbecue

Most people think of a barbecue and immediately start to think of ribs, chicken wings, kebabs, pork, burgers all the normal barbecue food. What about lettuce or poundcake? As strange as it might seem to think of these items as part of a great smoky outdoors barbecue, more people than you could imagine have tried these and found that they go remarkably well on a grill. The thing is most people know how to grill all your standard barbecue food. Once in a while try throwing something unconventional on there for instance pizza, fruit or anything else it can be such a remarkable surprise and you are sure to win over new converts with your sense of theater and adventure. Here are a few ideas on how to turn your grill over to a few new types of food.

Let's start with something which is not that unconventional and start with seafood. Grilling mussels, actually, has become quite trendy these days. On a wood fired barbecue grill, the smokiness adds to the flavor of these crustaceans in a remarkable way. If a gas grill is all you have though, that wouldn't be anything to be bothered about either. If you're wondering about how to grill mussels to the best effect, start by opening each one, coating them in olive oil and a few spices. Prepare this mixture with the juice of a couple of lemons, a clove of crushed garlic, a little bay seasoning, a cup and half of olive oil, salt and pepper and a handful of chopped parsley. Toss the opened mussels in this mixture and throw them on their grill they then just cook in their own juices. Once they are nicely done, coat them in the rest of the dressing you have