Vegan BBQ side dish needed

500 · May 2016

Yea I know. There is no such thing. But besides salad and vegetarian baked beans what other side dish can work with a southern style pulled pork BBQ? Having a party and one guy is vegan. Gonna smoke two butts, homemade sauces, sides, and a bourbon sweet tea cocktail, so southern all the way. If I went to a vegan's house, would they make me a special meat dish? I doubt it but I'm trying to play nice. Suggestions?

DMW · May 2016

Grilled zucchini

bgebrent · May 2016

Stuffed mushrooms.

RRP · May 2016

Salad dressing and the green, green grass of home.

buzd504 · May 2016

make a salad with grilled romaine.

Something with sweet potatoes.

White bean hummus with roasted red peppers (and other peppers if he likes heat).

Wolfpack · May 2016

Vinegar style slaw- NC bbq staple
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lexington-style-barbecue-slaw-recipe.html

westernbbq · May 2016

do a medley of grilled veggies- grill onions, red and green cabbage cut up into 2" squares and roast in a pan with EVOO, sliced eggplant, and yellow and green zucchini. use green and red cabbage. the colors really shine through. red, and orange peppers grill roasted have a nice color and flavor burst too.

This sounds complicated but it isn't. just start with an aluminum pan and start with the onions, then a few mins later add the cabbage, then the eggplant, then the peppers and lastly the zucchini. Mushrooms add a nice rich flavor as well and add them midway thru

Every time I've made this it's been a huge hit. Of course, I serve this underneath a couple of spatch chix or fanned out sliced steak of some sort-family style. you can't go wrong. Heck, add a little tofu and it'll soak up some of the veggie juices.

RRP · May 2016

RRP said:

Salad dressing and the green, green grass of home.

Ok my suggestion dripped of scarcasm, but realistically that is 1 person out of how many guests? It's nice of you to accommodate him to an extent, but besides all else you are preparing then I don't see why you need to make a lot of food just for him. Besides unless he is "one of those" espousing his food preference then maybe he would just as soon not be spotlighted amongst all your meat eating guests! OTOH if your spread will be served buffet style then unless your special dishes for him are marked "vegan for BillyBob" then unsuspecting guests may take some from each dish so when BillyBob gets to them he has nothing to eat! Good luck being a host going the extra mile for one person.

500 · May 2016

buzd504 said:

White bean hummus with roasted red peppers (and other peppers if he likes heat).

Like this? http://thevegan8.com/2015/10/15/oil-free-barbecue-white-bean-hummus/
Would I really need to find vegan Worcestershire sauce? You think he'd notice?

The Cen-Tex Smoker · May 2016

grilled corn with evoo salt and pepper

ABT's with cilantro rice stuffing

grilled asparagus

One of those grilled portabellos that Darby posted a few days back

It's not that hard. Just grill some veg that you would eat too. Ask him what he likes.

Legume · May 2016

I'm in the grilled veg camp (zucchini, red pepper, onion, etc). Lots of people will eat them. You can even cook them early if you want and drizzle with some good olive oil and vinegar, serve them chilled or room temp.

Cubed sweet potato, squash, while garlic cloves and some pearl onions cooked in a foil packet until they're caramelized are really nice as well. Add some good olives or portobello mushrooms if you want a richer flavor. Toss in a sprig of rosemary or thyme if you have it.

stompbox · May 2016

Grilled eggplant.
Grilled pineapple.
Grilled peaches with cinnamon and brown sugar.
Grilled Brussel spouts.
Grilled just about any veggie.

Mattman3969 · May 2016

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

grilled corn with evoo salt and pepper

ABT's with cilantro rice stuffing

grilled asparagus

One of those grilled portabellos that Darby posted a few days back

It's not that hard. Just grill some veg that you would eat too. Ask him what he likes.

You beat me to it. I was gonna suggest corn, cream cheese and cilantro poppers and stuffed ports. Great minds...

kl8ton · May 2016

Convert him

Tony_T · May 2016

Grill up some Portobello Shrooms!

kl8ton · May 2016

In all seriousness. . . is quinoa vegan. My wife makes alot of those types of dishes with no meat. She throws some sauteed sweet potato cubes and maybe goat cheese or feta on it. . . Delicious

500 · May 2016

Remember now Matt, no dairy. I think I'll do the BBQ hummus. I know my Lea and Perrins has fish in it though.

DMW · May 2016

Mattman3969 said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

grilled corn with evoo salt and pepper

ABT's with cilantro rice stuffing

grilled asparagus

One of those grilled portabellos that Darby posted a few days back

It's not that hard. Just grill some veg that you would eat too. Ask him what he likes.

You beat me to it. I was gonna suggest corn, cream cheese and cilantro poppers and stuffed ports. Great minds...

Vegan, no cheese. And I'm guessing this will be served buffet style, just let the guest know which dishes are vegan, no need to call it out or make a big deal of it. Lots of suggestions here. I really like the sound of the cilantro rice stuffed ABTs.

500 · May 2016

Quinoa is a seed.

500 · May 2016

But no bacon wrap on the ABT. Simpler to convert him. Maybe after I give him a few of the bourbon cocktails he'll change his mind.

Mattman3969 · May 2016

DMW said:

Mattman3969 said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

grilled corn with evoo salt and pepper

ABT's with cilantro rice stuffing

grilled asparagus

One of those grilled portabellos that Darby posted a few days back

It's not that hard. Just grill some veg that you would eat too. Ask him what he likes.

You beat me to it. I was gonna suggest corn, cream cheese and cilantro poppers and stuffed ports. Great minds...

Vegan, no cheese. And I'm guessing this will be served buffet style, just let the guest know which dishes are vegan, no need to call it out or make a big deal of it. Lots of suggestions here. I really like the sound of the cilantro rice stuffed ABTs.

Good thing I'm not cooking for @500 friend. Lol.

yljkt · May 2016

I don't understand how I can go to a vegans house for a cookout and have to eat sawdust but if they come to my house I'm supposed to produce good food? Just sayin...Im so done with this sh!t....

Legume · May 2016

if you're going to do corn, squeeze of lime and some chili powder and salt is really good too.

Randall_Lee · May 2016

Split poblano and stuff with whole kernel corn or a mex type corn, black beans, maybe some brown rice.

TFols · May 2016

https://youtu.be/z0O_VYcsIk8

500 · May 2016

I got it.

These are tasty.

Ozzie_Isaac · May 2016

Jalapeño stuffed with cheese, peppers, and wrapped in bacon......for you.

Grill a piece of lettuce for your "friends"

SkySaw · May 2016

Marinated portobellos are really easy to do.

For the marinade:
3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tbs soy sauce
3 tbs balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable broth or water, or wine if you are feeling fancy

Marinate the mushrooms for at least an hour, then grill at 350º to 400º starting gill side down first for about 5 minutes or until the gill side gets a bit toasty-brown. Flip, spoon some of the marinade onto the gill side, and cook for another 5-7 minutes until they are cooked through.

Legume · May 2016

Love JP!

Austin Egghead · May 2016

Place a boatload of root veggies, tomatoes, pepper medley, butter, shrooms and herbs.and seal in HDAF and cook till aldente. Remove from foil (reserve cooking liquid) place veggies on grill to finish. Reduce by half thereserved liquid, finish with more butter. Pour over plated veggies. I have done this at the Texas fest. I have also done 4 lbs of marinated brussel sprouts...they were not vegitarian cause they were cooked in bacon fat. :-)

500 · May 2016

Austin Egghead said:

Place a boatload of root veggies, tomatoes, pepper medley, butter, shrooms and herbs.and seal in HDAF and cook till aldente. Remove from foil (reserve cooking liquid) place veggies on grill to finish. Reduce by half thereserved liquid, finish with more butter. Pour over plated veggies. I have done this at the Texas fest. I have also done 4 lbs of marinated brussel sprouts...they were not vegitarian cause they were cooked in bacon fat. :-)

Sounds good but no butter for vegans. Will have to make this for the omnivores.

Vegan BBQ side dish needed

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