Recipe(tried): Grilled Corn on the Cob and Grilled Vegetables - picnic side dish ideas for Corrie/PA

Hi again Corrie :-) I have been thinking about your side dish request and came up with 2 more ideas that, besides the watermelon, would probably be a safer alternative for you. Even though the bean, carrot, and potato salads do not have any mayonnaise in them I think I would err on the side of caution. How about either corn-on-the-cob that you could prepare on the grill at the campsite or grilled vegetables. For the corn, you would need to peel back the husks but don't remove them and remove the silk. Replace the husks and soak in cold water for 30 minutes before placing over medium hot coals and grilling for 25 to 30 minutes. For the grilled vegetables, you could clean them at home, then cut them up and toss with some olive oil at the campsite. Then you could throw them on the grill whenever you need to to serve them with the entree. Eggplant, zucchini, summer (yellow) squash, red onion, red and green peppers would be nice. You could use one of those hamburger baskets to hold the vegetables and make it easy to turn them. If you want something a bit more special, you could also grill asparagas and/or baby artichokes. Or you could keep it simple and just do grilled asparagas. I hope that this has given you some additional ideas and choices, Corrie.