Memorial Day grilling recipes

Fresh mussels grilled with wine and chorizo.
Recipe: Grilled mussels with chorizo and wine.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Recipe: The Wallace’s grilled cauliflower

Marinated in coconut milk and herbs, these skewers pack a lot of flavor.
Recipe: Coconut chicken skewers
  (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)

Grilled romaine lettuce with walnuts, Parmesan and anchovy dressing

Grilled pork chops are marinated in garlic and capers then topped with a Sicilian sauce of rosemary, olive oil and dried herbs.
Recipe: Garlic-caper grilled pork chops with Sicilian sauce.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Pork chops are marinated in a sweet lemongrass sauce then grilled.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Whole Maine lobsters are grilled and smothered in lemon and herbs. Read the recipe

It doesn’t have to be Thanksgiving to enjoy a barbecued turkey.
Recipe: Barbecued turkey.   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Recipe: Grilled eggplant

Pork ribs are rubbed down with spices then smoked until the meat falls off the bone.
Recipe: Ribs.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Grilled Dungeness crab.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Grilled shrimp skewers with charmoula make for a quick yet flavorful dinner. Recipe: Grilled shrimp skewers with charmoula

Recipe: Grilled corn with tequila lime butter

Grilled flank steak with chimichurri.