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20 barbecue recipes for the May long weekend ⁠80%

By Camilla Wynne⁠0%

5/12/2026, 1:13:15 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 15 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Pessimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 34.9% saturation with 154 hits. Analysis detected 634 faulty-reasoning hits from 441 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 71.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠80% (4,410 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 79.90% of the article peer group.

Though Victoria Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many Canadians, the weather can often be slow to catch up. 
But even if the temperatures aren’t quite right for eating outdoors this year, you can still fire up the grill for a taste of the warmer season ahead, then bring it inside for a long-weekend feast. 
While the barbecue heats up, gather friends and family around a shareable snack, whether it’s a cheese board, a dip or a piping-hot fiddlehead tempura to celebrate the vegetable’s short local growing season. 
Next, mix up a fruity drink like watermelon-lime soda or pineapple-jalapeno margaritas — both feel summery and make use of delicious imported fruits while we wait for Canada’s homegrown crops to appear at the market. 
As for what to grill, chili dogs, ribs and jerk chicken are all crowd-pleasers (don’t stress about what to pick; whichever recipe you don’t make this weekend, you can save for one of the many gorgeous weekends to come). 
For a vegetarian option, consider making chickpea burgers topped with luscious roast tomatoes and halloumi cheese. 
If there’s room on the barbecue, you can use it to make your side dishes, too. 
Local corn may not be in season yet, but grilled masala corn is tough to resist. 
Grilled zucchini and mozzarella salad could even become another main with the addition of some white beans. 
The same goes for a grilled Caesar salad, which works equally well with chicken or shrimp. 
Alternatively, you can take the opportunity to lean into richer, more filling sides before we’re all too hot to want to turn on the oven. 
A delicious pan of mac and cheese will round out the menu beautifully. 
And if oven space is an issue, simply use the slow cooker to make scalloped potatoes. 
Finish up with a dessert that’s bound to impress your guests. 
A creamy tres leches cake is a great choice for a day that’s leaning a little cooler, since there’s no need to worry about the whipped cream wilting in the heat if the weather allows you to serve dessert outdoors. 
Modern Provençal cheese plate 
Körözött (Hungarian pimento cheese) 
Vegan vibes board with cashew ricotta cheese 
Fiddlehead tempura 
Watermelon-lime soda 
Pineapple-jalapeno margarita 
Fancy Franks’ Coney Island chili-topped hot dog 
Half-time ribs 
Jerk chicken 
BBQ chimichurri chicken 
Chickpea burgers with halloumi and roasted tomatoes 
Little India masala corn 
Grilled zucchini and mozzarella salad 
Charred whole romaine with hard-boiled egg, anchovy vinaigrette and garlic bread crumbs 
Street food salad 
Asparagus, leek and chickpea salad 
Asparagus gratin 
Beaton’s mac and cheese 
Scalloped potatoes 
Tres leches cake 
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