The Art and Joy of Grilling: Celebrating National Grilling Month

July is National Grilling Month. It’s fitting, with the 4th of July and warm sunny days fill this month. To help celebrate this month, we’ve provided three FREE great grilling recipes. We even included one for vegetarians. Try one of them or try them all!

Andouille Sausage and Pepper Relish

Hot dogs are a family favorite, but they’re a bit basic. Switching over to using Andouille sausage can make the meal a little more spicy and grown-up. All you need for this recipe are four Andouille sausages, four buns, Creole mustard, mayonnaise, and a jar of pepper relish. If you do not have pepper relish, you can make your own by following this recipe. 

Grill the sausages for a total of fifteen minutes, rotating as possible. Mix two tablespoons each of Creole mustard and mayonnaise. Divide the condiment spread between the four buns. Put the sausage in the buns and top with as much pepper relish as desired. It’s as simple as that!

Simple Pork Chops

Steak and burgers are grilling staples, but pork chops often go overlooked. Try to add pork chops into your grilling rotation this summer by trying this easy recipe from the Food Network chef Sunny Anderson. 

Make a marinade consisting of 1/4 cup honey, one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, one teaspoon of cumin, and 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes. Put a little salt and pepper on both sides of eight pieces of pork chops. Add these to the marinade and let sit for one hour. When the hour is up, cook them for four minutes on each side and serve.

Vegetarian Kebabs

Vegetarian kebabs are totally customizable. To make these, find some metal skewers and your favorite vegetables. Mushrooms, onions, summer squash, and corn are some July favorites. Cut the vegetables so that they are roughly the same size and put them on the skewers. Prepare the grill by sprawling nonstick spray. Cook for about eight minutes on each side. Dip in your favorite dips and enjoy!

Which of these recipes will you try? Feel free to share your favorite summertime recipes in the comments!