10 Grilling Menus to Use During Your Next Summer Party

While gathering with family and friends for a delicious meal is always fun, entertaining a group can also come with a bit of pressure. What will you serve? What sides complement the main you're grilling? What dessert can you make ahead? To help, we've put together 10 four-course menus. From impressive steakhouse-inspired meals and laid-back burgers to grilled fish and tacos—plus both vegetarian and vegan ideas—there's truly something for everyone.

Each menu on our list features an appetizer, main course, side dish, and dessert and all highlight seasonal produce: think fresh corn on the cob, sweet stone fruits, crisp greens, and succulent tomatoes. Take our grilled heritage pork with plums, farro verde, and summer herbs, for example—plums hit their peak in August while you can stock up on herbs throughout the season. You can also highlight juicy berries atop this lemon olive-oil cake, or spotlight a lesser known berry, the gooseberry, in delicious crumbles. Use the menus here as a starting point, but feel free to get creative by mixing and matching recipes to create your own custom gameplan.

You might also be surprised to find that we encourage you to grill appetizers (such as our prosciutto-wrapped melon) and dessert, too. After all, who said grilling is just for the main course?