Easy Grilled Lamb Burgers, Plus Four More 45-Minute (Or Less) Meals

Five veggie-licious weeknight dinners (and a light dessert) to balance out those luxurious weekend barbecues.

By Laura Jeha

June 29, 2018

Dinner plan: Lamb burgers with grilled pita on a tray

Your post-Canada-Day-long-weekend dinner plan will keep that holiday feeling alive, thanks to easy barbecued recipes, including a simple grilled peach sundae you can whip up any day of the week.

Dinner Plan July 2

Monday: Mushroom grain bowl

Ready in: 45 min. Serves: 4.
Chock full of lentils, quinoa, baby spinach and hazelnuts, this hearty grain bowl packs a protein punch that will leave you feeling satisfied. Get this mushroom grain bowl recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Tuesday: Grilled chicken and strawberry salad

Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
Barbecued chicken, sweet strawberries, fresh basil and feta make this the ultimate summer salad. Get this grilled chicken and strawberry salad recipe.

Easy Grilled Lamb Burgers, Plus Four More 45-Minute (Or Less) Meals

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Wednesday: Carrot, chickpea and halloumi salad

Ready in: 15 min. Serves: 4.
This is an incredibly quick no-cook salad that you can serve as-is, or in a pita with creamy labneh or tzatziki. Get this carrot, chickpea and halloumi salad recipe.

Carrot, halloumi and chickpea salad recipe

Photo, Erik Putz.

Thursday: Lamb burgers with feta and mint

Ready in: 25 min. Serves: 4.
Switch it up from your standard beef patties with these Mediterranean-inspired lamb burgers. Not barbecue weather? You can cook the patties indoors on a non-stick skillet. Get the lamb burgers recipe.

Friday: Barbecued haddock with couscous

Ready in: 40 min. Serves: 4.
By cooking the fish on the grill in foil packets, it’ll stays moist and flavourful — and it takes just 10 minutes. Get this barbecued haddock with couscous recipe.

Photo, Erik Putz.

Dessert: Grilled peach melba

Ready in: 15 min. Serves: 4. Turn peaches turn into the ideal grilled dessert — fast, easy and delicious. Get this grilled peach melba recipe.

Two scoops vanilla ice cream topped with raspberries and a half a grilled peach.

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Watch: How to make toasted marshmallow ice cream

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