Spend less time cooking and more time relaxing at your next barbecue. When it comes to speedy recipes for the barbecues, it pays to keep it simple – prawns, scallops and calamari are your quick-cook saviours, as are grilled capsicums, eggplant and haloumi. And don’t forget – things on sticks and skewers just taste better. These are the fast recipes you need for summer barbecue season.
![Image of halved Balmain bugs and a bunch of red grapes on a white platter](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2022/09/13/20278/WEB_GT_Fast_Dec21_008.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Grilled Balmain bugs with charred grapes and ouzo
![steak-topped-with-mushrooms-and-a-side-salad](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2022/10/27/20408/WEB_Barbecued-hanger-steak-with-Cacio-a-Pepe-mushrooms.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Barbecued hanger steak with cacio e pepe mushrooms
![bird's eye view of pork fillet and sliced pork and two charred pineapple quarters on a white tray](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2022/11/18/20509/WEB_GT-Jerk-Pork-with-Salsa-030.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Jerk pork with salsa and pineapple
![Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/11/28/15826/web_bbqoysters.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Barbecued oysters with finger-lime mignonette
![Five scallops in a half-shell topped with herbs and a soy dressing, on an off-white plate, on a white marble background.](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2020/01/08/18194/web_scallops.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Louis Tikaram’s grilled Hervey Bay scallops with soy and ginger
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Grilled octopus with heirloom tomatoes and dill
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Barbecued corn with herb butter and chipotle salt
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Char-grilled pineapple wedges with chilli salt
![Kingfish skewers with borloui bean and celery heart salad](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/02/14/17030/Fish-skewers.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Kingfish skewers with borlotti bean and celery heart salad
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Mike McEnearney’s grilled red mullet with Moroccan spices
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Fillet steak with charred green beans and tahini
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Grilled prawns with coconut rice and peach sambal
![Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/11/20/18058/web_zucchini.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Zucchini and haloumi skewers with mint dressing
![Two round grilled flatbread, topped with asparagus, prosciutto, and ricotta, on a rectangular wooden board wiht a bread knife and lemon segments, sitting on a pink, white and blue tiles.](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/10/02/17900/prosciutto-flatbread.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Prosciutto, asparagus and ricotta on grilled flatbreads
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Bistecca with asparagus and salsa dragoncello
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Barbecued eggplant salad with goat’s curd, mint and pomegranate
![Grilled peach, tomato and labne with crisp flatbread](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/09/25/15540/web_peachflatbread.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Grilled peach, tomato and labne with crisp flatbread
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Barbecued quail with grapes, beans and macadamia nuts
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Grilled pork with pineapple and curry vinaigrette
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Corn and potato quesadillas with green salsa
![Grilled shiitake mushrooms with umami butter](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/07/04/8438/web_mushrooms_umami_butter.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Peter Gilmore’s grilled shiitake mushrooms with umami butter
![Barbecued prawns with honey, sesame and lemon](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/01/17/16879/GT1901_Into_the_blue_Barbecued_prawns_with_honey_sesame_and_lemon_A.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Barbecued prawns with honey, sesame and lemon
![Char-grilled capsicum with sherry vinaigrette](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/01/14/16813/GT1901_Quick_Meals_Char_Grilled_Capsicum_With_Sherry_VinaigretteA.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Char-grilled capsicum salad with sherry vinaigrette
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Spinach and burghul with grilled tomatoes and labne
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Rice noodle salad with grilled steak, lime and Vietnamese mint
![Lamb Skewers with mint yoghurt](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/02/14/17036/Lamb-Skewers03.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Indian-spiced lamb skewers with mint yoghurt
![Grilled cos with lemon-anchovy butter dressing](https://i0.wp.com/www.gourmettraveller.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/Gt/2019/10/22/11611/web_grilledcos.jpg?fit=650%2C542&ssl=1)
Grilled cos with lemon-anchovy butter dressing
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Soy-glazed pork cutlets with Japanese slaw
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