Celebrate a day with Dad by grilling an unforgettable feast with your father’s new or slightly used barbecue grill. Onions can be used in all kinds of grilled recipes to create an enjoyable Father’s Day cookout that the whole family will love. Whether you want to top your burgers and brats or craft a flavorful picnic side dish, we are sharing our favorite Father’s Day grilling recipes to prepare for summer.
What kind of onions are best for grilling?
Every variety of onion is a good fit for grilling so feel free to choose your favorite Father’s Day grilling recipes. During the summer months, sweet onions and fresh red, white, and yellow onions are available. Grilling caramelizes the sugars in the onion and adds a slightly smoky flavor. The mild taste of sweet and fresh onions blend well with the pops of sweetness and smoke that grilling adds to them. Breaking in a new grill? Here are some handy tips from Barbequelovers.com.
How to grill onions
The easiest way to grill onions is to peel them and then slice them into thick rings. Keep the rings intact as you slice. Most often, the rings will stay in a tight circle and you can brush them with oil and place them directly on the grill. 
If your rings threaten to separate, simply insert a wooden grilling skewer or a long toothpick. Soak the skewers in water to help them hold up better on the grill. Insert the skewer at the bottom of the circle of onions and push them all the way through the top. This will keep the onion rings intact as you grill them.
You can also wedge onions and skewer several layers. This is a great way to layer onions into your grilled kabobs. Place diced onions on a piece of aluminum foil, drizzle with cooking oil, and wrap tightly into a packet. Place the packets on the grill until the onions are tender.
Check out Ten Tips for Perfectly Grilled Onions for more details on how to grill your onions.
Ways to use grilled onions
Use rings of grilled onions as a burger topping. Skewer wedges of onions with cubes of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, or salmon along with other vegetables such as bell peppers for kabobs that you can eat right off the skewer. You also can top steamed rice with the skewers. Dice your grilled onions after cooking and add them to salsa, pasta salad, and leafy greens for touch of sweet and smoky flavor.
Our Father’s Day grilling recipes are sure to please
If you are looking for a new way to use grilled onions for Father’s Day, check out some of these recipes.
Skip the deep frying and prepare your starter on the grill with our Herb Grilled Onion Bloom. 
You will love the flavor that the grill adds to the fresh onion.
Serve Grilled Onion Salsa over grilled fish and seafood. Or spoon it over grilled carne asada tacos. Prepare it as an appetizer for dipping chips to get your party started.
Grilled Sweet Onion and Corn Relish goes well with grilled brats and hotdogs. 
It is equally as good served as a stand-alone side dish.
Grilled Balsamic Onions with Blue Cheese Crumbles have a rich glaze that pairs well with the caramelized flavor of the onions. Serve them as a side dish for steak or chicken or use them as a vegetarian topper for summer salads and pasta.
Onions are the star of our easy Grilled Onion Cheeseburgers. Serve them alongside Rajas, a mix of grilled onions and fresh mild chiles.
Combine chicken and shrimp with these loaded Teriyaki Grilled Skewers with Mango Dipping Sauce. 
They mix the best of sweet and savory flavors for the grill.
Create a healthy vegetable side dish. Grilled Vegetables with Balsamic Dressing is loaded with seasonal produce. It has its own special seasoning that brings out the best in grilled vegetables.
Mesquite Grilled Steak with Salsa Flameado seasons chuck eye steaks with an oregano rub and grills them alongside whole onions and other vegetables.
When you make a little too much food at your cookout, this Grilled Beef and Onion Salad 
is the best way to use up leftovers
