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Who else is totally excited about the upcoming long weekend? We totally are and will be celebrating by doing what we do best, cooking out! Our family spends most summer weekends together, our hubbies huddled around a grill, while we chase babies and cook up side dishes. Of course, Memorial Day Weekend, is one we don’t typically celebrate together, so we decided to celebrate a little early and take the opportunity to share how we keep our BBQs fresh and healthy!
St. Louis Style Spareribs with a low sodium rub | Corn on The Cob | Asparagus | Fresh Fruit
Since the men typically master the grill, we sent them out to Wal-Mart to pick out the meat. They opted for a rack of St. Louis Style Spareribs. The grill masters put together a blend of herbs and spices such as onion powder, cinnamon and cumin (see below for the full recipe). Using spice powders instead of the salted version creates a rub that enhances the flavor of your ribs without adding all the extra sodium and creating it yourself allows you to avoid all of the hidden sodium that you might get from using pre-made rubs or sauces.
The night before we combined all of the spices and rubbed on both sides of the ribs, then refrigerated.
We heated the grill to 325°F and cooked the ribs over indirect heat for 2.5 hours. We flipped and sprayed the ribs with apple cider vinegar to keep them moist, roughly every 20-30 minutes.
Cook until the ribs reach a temperature of 180 to 190°F.
Ribs are typically higher in fat, so we opted for simple fresh sides. We wrapped each piece of corn individually in aluminum foil with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of sea salt and placed on the grill for 15 minutes. If you want the fancy grill lines, place each piece of corn unwrapped on the grill for the last five minutes.
When there was about 10 minutes left, we wrapped a bundle of asparagus in aluminum foil, also with a drizzle of olive oil and sea salt. You can omit the salt if you’re going for a low sodium option.
We finished off the meal with fresh summer fruit!
Whether you control the menu or not at your next BBQ, check out Erica’s tips for staying healthy while you celebrate.
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These look so delicious.
xo
PinkSole
This looks absolutely delicious! I am so excited about the upcoming holiday.
xo, Whitney and Blaire
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Yummm, I would love to eat this now!
~~Megan~~
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This looks DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing!
Traci
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Looks delicious! Perfect menu ideas for Memorial Day weekend!…. That melon salad looks yummy, too! Perfect treat :o)
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Amber
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I’m craving BBQ right now – those ribs look so good!! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
Ah, this looks absolutely delicious!!
xx,
La Joie de Vivre
You just made me super hungry for lunch! I think I need to bring my grill the work ha ha!
Sure hope your Monday has been wonderful so far!!
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This look absolutely delicious. My mouth is watering and now I can’t wait for the weekend! ~Cynthia
Well now I’m dying for the weekend again because I want to get a grill going. Grilled corn is my fave! Delish!
Audrey
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This looks SO good right now! Thanks for making me hungry!! -xx
Shauna
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This whole meal looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the rub recipe. So glad summer if finally here for barbecuing!
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Yum, this looks delicious!
Corn on the cab is my favorite and certainly on my menu too! Such a mouth watering post! 🙂
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Yum!! Looks amazing! I’m ready for lunch now! So excited it’s finally grilling season! I love your recipe for keeping it healthy.
Christie
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Dang I’m salivating looking at these pics! The ribs look like the meat will fall right off the bone!
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Wow, looks absolutely delicious! Grilling season is definitely upon us!
YUM! These ribs look delicious!
xo Southern Style
I am a huge sucker for grilled corn! Love it, and is a staple for all our grill parties!! And ofcourse water mellon…yum!!
Yumm this all looks so yum such a fabulous post!
xoxo, Victoria
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Oh my gosh, my mouth is totally watering right now!!! That all looks so yummy! Isn’t grilling the best? We’ve been getting so much use out of ours since the weather has been nicer!
xoxo Danielle
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Yum!! Looks like a perfect Fathers Day menu!!!!
I love grilling! Husband does the cooking and no dishes. Talk about a win! 🙂
Amy Ann
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This looks and sounds amazing! I love the fruit salad idea inside the watermelon! How cute!
These ribs look soooo amazing and these are great pics!
Marta
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ooohhh yummy!! 😀
Have a great week!
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Holy yummy!! This looks divine! I love me some ribs!
<3 Shannon
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My favorite part of warm weather is grilling! This sounds delicious!
Nikki
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CORN ON THE COB IS MY JAMMMMMM. This is such a delicious post! It makes me so excited to get my grill on over the long weekend!
be the plebeian
Omg, I did not need to see those ribs. Literally drooling! <3
Chiara Marandellas
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Thank you for that seasoning recipe! My husband will love it! I think we grill almost every meal in the summer! My daughter and l love to grill veggie burgers!! I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day! Susan
Oh, boy! I am so ready to take a bite!
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OMG this looks amazing!! This is perfect for memorial day weekend!! I always associate grilling with this holiday! So this recipe is spot on!
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I just loooooove BBQ/grilling season! So yummy!
-Ashley
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I’m officially hungry! Great idea putting the watermelon shell to use. I will have to do that!
Diane
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Oh wow this looks delicious! Makes me want to grill right now!
xx,
Susie
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I absolutely love ribs! I will need to try this recipe:-) My boyfriends dad makes the most amazing dishes and he loves to cook so I know if I give him this recipe he will do a much better job haha and plus then I can just enjoy the dish 😉 Great post!
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OMG, I’m hungry now. Love these recipes for grilling. Everything looks delicious!
-Tatiana
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Wow, that all looks delicious! We love to grill at home — pinned!!
I love this post! Delicious grilled dinners are one of my favorite parts about Summer 🙂
For a spiralized cucumber and grilled shrimp salad recipe, check this out – http://www.ambitiouslyhealthy.com/2015/04/spirlaized-cucumber-and-grilled-shrimp.html