Lets face it I am sure we can come up with plenty of excuses and occasions year-round to justify making use of your barbie.  Autumn, however is widely-regarded as the best time of the year to start your barbeque up to do some cooking.

From the crisp air, and the inviting warmth of your grill, to the holidays coming up (usually Easter falls in the Autumn months) just around the corner, it is a great time to grab your family, friends or neighbours to join you for a social gathering.

Fresh produce is in abundance in Autumn, take a look at the varieties available in the lists below;

Fruit
  • avocado
  • apple*
  • blackberries
  • banana
  • cumquat
  • custard apple
  • feijoa
  • fig
  • grapefruit
  • grapes
  • guava
  • kiwi fruit
  • lemon
  • lime
  • mandarin*
  • mango
  • mangosteen
  • nashi
  • orange*
  • papaya
  • passionfruit
  • peach
  • pear*
  • persimmon
  • plum
  • pomegranate
  • prickly pear
  • quince
  • rambutan
  • raspberries
  • rhubarb
  • strawberries
  • tamarillo
Vegetables
  • artichokes
  • asian greens*
  • avocado
  • beans*
  • beetroot
  • broccoli
  • brussels sprouts
  • cabbage
  • capsicum
  • carrot
  • cauliflower
  • celery
  • choko
  • corn
  • cucumber
  • daikon
  • eggplant
  • fennel
  • leek
  • lettuce
  • mushrooms*
  • okra
  • onion
  • onion, spring
  • parsnip
  • potato
  • pumpkin
  • shallot
  • silverbeet
  • spinach
  • squash
  • swede
  • sweet potato
  • tomato
  • turnip
  • watercress
  • witlof
  • zucchini
Herbs and spices
  • basil
  • chervil
  • chilli
  • chives
  • coriander
  • dill
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • lime, kaffir (leaves)
  • lemongrass
  • mint
  • oregano
  • parsley
  • rosemary
  • sage
  • tarragon
  • thyme

apple* aba, bonza, braeburn, cox’s orange pippins, fuji, gala, golden delicious, granny smith, jonagold, jonathan, mutso, pink lady, red delicious, snow, sundowner, artichoke* jerusalem, asian greens* bok choy, choy sum, gai laan, wombok beans* borlotti, butter, green, mandarin* imperial, mushrooms* field, pine, slippery jacks, orange* navel, valencia pear* beurre bosc , howell, josephine, packham, red sensation, williams

Don’t forget your protein, if you are keen fisherman/woman you will know that the fish are on the move trying to get to warmer waters and the summer crowds have gone.  So you are more than likely to find yourself on the beach by yourself, with the chance to catch a fish or two.  If you have no luck at fishing there is always the local produce markets or supermarket.

Here are 36 great barbecue recipes that you can try whilst out there on the road, by Delcious.