20 Tasty Grilled Side Dishes

Here's a classic and colorful grilled side dish: Veggie Kabobs! Here are all the ideal vegetables to choose for skewers, and the best simple seasoning blend. These summer veggies come out cooked to perfection! It’s the ideal summer side dish for a grilled dinner.

Got a load of summer corn? The grill is the absolute best way to cook it, in our opinion. Sure, you can make it boiled on the stovetop. But grilling infuses a charred, smoky flavor that’s absolutely irresistible. Here are the three best methods for this delightful grilled side dish.

Need a killer grilled side dish? Enter: Grilled Garlic Bread! There’s nothing quite like bread for soaking up the charred, smoky flavor of the grill. It's a savory and delicious side dish that’s fantastic for any summer meal.

Turns out, the grill is the ideal way to cook this green beans! Take a bite and it’s tender, with a burst of sweet, tangy, salty and charred flavor. Honestly, they’re just as addicting as French fries!

Grill up broccolini until it's tender and charred, and it's the ideal side dish for a grilled meal! We love it with a spritz of lemon, or you could shower with Parmesan or add a creamy sauce. Here's how to grill this sophisticated vegetable.

Here’s how to make a summer meal in no time: grilled peppers and onion! Fire up your grill for the main event, and toss these babies on the side. These colorful veggies transform into the most incredibly flavorful side dish: they’re tender, charred, smoky, and sweet all at once.

Are you ready for the best grilled side dish to hit your plate? Grilled Caesar salad. Wait, grilled lettuce? Yes, grilled romaine has a smoky undertone that makes it is irresistible. Top it with this delicious homemade Caesar dressing.

If you love a great big potato topped with all the fixin’s, this one’s for you. Here’s how to make a baked potato on the grill! It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Grab a few potatoes, wrap them in foil and bake them up whole. The method works beautifully, and these spuds are easy to throw on while you grill up the main course. It’s summer entertaining at its finest! 

Also try: Perfect Grilled Potatoes or Grilled Potatoes in Foil

You absolutely must try these grilled sweet potatoes! Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, they’ve got a little smoky char to the flavor and are absolutely delicious! Roasted sweet potatoes are tender and moist, but these grilled potatoes are something altogether different. Cut into wedges, they’re the perfect grilled side dish for dinner al fresco.

Take one bite of these Grilled Tomatoes it’s true magic: smoky, pure sweet tomato, with a melt-in-your-mouth quality that makes you immediately want to shout how delicious they are. These grilled tomatoes work as a side dish or appetizer for a grilled dinner. Drizzle with olive oil and top with fresh herbs, and it’s the very best summer treat you could imagine.

Here's a delicious grilled side dish: BBQ grilled cauliflower! It infuses irresistible smoky flavor into this tasty veggie! Painting it with our tangy homemade BBQ sauce puts it over the top.

A favorite grilled side dish over here? Elote, aka Mexican grilled corn. The smoky sweet corn kernels slathered in an irresistibly sauce is the epitome of the season for us. So here’s another fabulous way to eat the same flavors: this Elote Corn Salad! It’s absolutely irresistible, pairing grilled corn with a tangy sauce and bursts of salty cheese.

Turns out, grilling asparagus might be the very best way to cook it! It’s easy and requires only a few ingredients. And it comes out incredible: tender and charred, with a hint of smoke. Spritz it with lemon juice for a little brightness, and it’s a fresh and healthy grilled side dish you won’t be able to stop eating! 

The savory, meaty flavor of mushrooms is made even more perfect by one thing: grilling them! Of all of the grilled vegetables, these fungi might be the very best. You can get big flavor with no marinating time: just toss them with olive oil, lemon juice and herbs. Throw them on skewers and grill until tender, and they’re one of the best grilled side dishes: hands down. 

Have you tried the revelation that is grilled broccoli? This is one of our top grilled side dishes: the grill transforms this tasty veggie to be crisp tender and charred, with a hint of smoke. Cook it simply with olive oil, salt, and lemon juice, and it’s a fantastic side for any grilled dinner.

Last up in our grilled side dishes...Grilled Avocado! Yes, this magical green fruit just got even more magical! Grilling an avocado infuses a smoky flavor into every bite: and turns the bottom a bright green color! Eat it plain, or stuff it with pico de gallo or this tasty Black Bean and Corn Salad.

Grilled cabbage comes out tender and charred, the flavor much sweeter than its raw self. Drizzle it in a tangy balsamic sauce and it’s a tasty grilled side dish for a grilled meal! Alex and I love roasted cabbage, so we figured we’d love grilled cabbage just as much. (The verdict: we do.)

Turns out, zucchini is at its very best when it’s grilled. Throw thin slices on the grill and it comes out tender and charred, with an irresistibly smoky flavor! And if you combine with Italian-style flavors like basil, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder: well, it’s sensational!

You’ve got to try this grilled eggplant: it comes out smoky and tender, lightly charred and full of flavor. Top it with a sauce and you’ve got a killer summer side dish or appetizer! Try it with two different sauces: a fresh tomato salsa fresca or a creamy, lightly spicy white BBQ sauce. 

One of our top grilled side dishes is these best grilled vegetables! This mix of veggies is delicious, colorful, and the best part: they all cook at approximately the same rate. Throw them together with a quick mix of balsamic, olive oil and a hint of rosemary, and you won’t be able to stop eating them.