Here’s a Labor Day Gourmet Grilling Party Menu for those of you who might like to entertain!
For so many years, the neighborhood I lived in had a Gourmet dinner group that gathered for a dinner party one weekend every single month. There were twenty of us. This is one of those dinners that we had, and this menu was a big time favorite of all of our gatherings.
How to make a centerpiece for a summer party:
To create this centerpiece for your Labor Day Gourmet Grilling Party, use a rubber band to wrap asparagus around formula (or coffee) cans, stick a glass inside and arrange flowers in the glass. Wrap raffia around the asparagus to cleverly cover the rubber band. Aren’t they wonderful centerpieces?
Our menu:
The featured beverage…
Blueberry Margaritas (edged in sugar): Yum!
The appetizers…
Herbed Lima Bean Hummus: This is very, very good. You have to play with the spices a bit to get the flavor that you’re looking for, but it’s unique and summery and perfect with veggies or pita chips or crackers.
Fresh Blueberry Salsa: It sounds unusual, but it’s a very summery approach to an appetizer, and it works. Dip a chip or two in this stuff, and you might have trouble stopping.
The starter…
Chilled Zucchini Soup with Lemon- Cumin Shrimp & Cilantro Cream: These can served in small tea cups or another small cup. Dunk the shrimp, and then sip the soup out the cups. It’s a gorgeous soup for an extremely hot day- great choice.
The main meal:
Gorgonzola- Stuffed Beef Burgers with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms & Caramelized Red Onion Marmalade: Oh My! Everything about these burgers is perfect- the mushrooms, the marmalade and the hint of gorgonzola. These are definitely gourmet, and no extra condiments are needed.
Grilled Corn Salad: This is always a favorite salad recipe. It has a creamy vinaigrette that completely makes the salad. Everyone will ask for seconds!
Watermelon & Avocado Salad: This salad is the classic mix of watermelon, feta and greens, but it also has avocado added in. It’s tossed in a raspberry vinaigrette. It’s a very good summer salad.
The dessert…
Fresh Peach Ice Cream with Vanilla- Scented Peaches: This is a creamy, creamy ice cream loaded with fresh peach flavor (not frozen peach chunks), and topped with peaches that have marinated in a vanilla bean-wine simple syrup. Oh yeah!
All recipes for this Labor Day Gourmet Grilling Party Menu are fantastic, and each would be a welcome addition to a Labor Day Barbecue. Have a terrific holiday weekend of grilling, eating, relaxing & hanging out with friends. Be sure to try out a new recipe or two.
All recipes listed can be found by clicking on the recipe titles above.
Do cooking groups do cook-offs or show downs? This menu would beat the best of the best!!! This is Summer Sunshine in all its glory! Thank you for letting us share, Heather:)
P.S. My Recipe Girl Button is acting up. Any ideas???
Where do you live? I’m call the moving van so I can join your gourmet group.
everyone looks perfect and so delicious!
Now that is what I call a centerpiece!!!
What a meal! I was just telling a coworker about your gourmet club. What a blast. I’m all over that burger and ice cream!
That sounds delicious!
Wow, all of it looked terrific! Where do you live? 🙂
~ingrid
Those centerpieces are amazing! And that spread of food looks amazing as well.
This food looks GREAT! It’s so vibrant and festive. Enjoy.
That sound you just heard is my tummy grumbling! Great menu!
By the way, I’ll be retweeting this tomorrow (@huggingthecoast on Twitter) as part of a special Labor Day Weekend Twitter Marathon.