Top 10 Unexpected things that BBQ well

By Marcus Bawdon

1. Avocado – you get a lovely combination of creaminess and char when you grill an avocado, then dress it up sweet or savoury, maybe some chocolate and brown sugar
2. Strawberries – skewer a few strawberries and grill until lightly charred; they make for a lovely jammy Eton mess
3. Scallops – are wonderful cooked in their shells on the grill or nestled in the coals
4. Sweetbreads – a gland that doesn’t sound or look appealing, but is delicious and creamy when boiled and grilled until crispy
5. Vegetables – pretty much any veg when cooked on a BBQ turns out unexpectedly good
6. Rhubarb – create a raft of rhubarb and skewer to hold together, grill until charred and glaze with honey and brown sugar
7. Mussels – get yourself a stainless bucket with a lid and load with mussels, cook through and pour on a big platter drenched with garlic butter
8. Offal – heart, kidneys, liver, all are fabulous, charred over fire
9. Pigs head – A whole pigs head smoked for a long time creates the most amazing pulled pork, just watch all the fat dripping onto the coals; I use a pan underneath to catch the dripping fat
10. Cheese – most people would think of cheese melting on a grill, but try other things rather than the standard halloumi; a nice smoked camembert is a revelation