Complement this grilled appetizer and main dish with some easy sides for a great meal.

Enjoy the weather with this menu that calls for a grilled appetizer and main dish. Complement them with some easy sides and you've got a great meal.

Your Menu: Serves 8

Bruschetta with Tomato-Basil Topping
Porketta Roast

• Baked beans
• Mango slices
• Fresh lemonade

Test Kitchen Tips:

Grill the bruschetta on the outside edge of the grill rack above the coals while the pork grills in the center above the drip pan (or grill over the heat in the gas grill).

For fresh lemonade, make a base by combining water and sugar in a saucepan and stirring over medium heat until sugar dissolves (use twice as much water to sugar; for 4 cups base use 2-1/2 cups water). Cool slightly. Stir in fresh-squeezed lemon juice (use the same amount of juice as sugar). Cover and chill up to 3 days. For each serving use equal parts base and water in ice-filled glasses.

Shopping List:

For Bruschetta

• 4 roma tomatoes
• 1 large bunch fresh basil
• 1 head garlic
• 1 pound butter
• 1 16-ounce loaf baguette-style French bread
• 1 wedge Parmesan or Romano cheese

For Pork

• 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
• 1 head fresh garlic or 1 container garlic powder
• 1 container fennel seeds
• 1 3- to 4-pound boneless pork shoulder blade Boston roast
• 3 15-ounce cans pork and beans or 3 pints deli pork and beans
• 2 jars refrigerated mango slices
• 7 lemons

Pantry Items:

For Bruschetta

• olive oil
• salt
• black peppercorns

For Pork

• black peppercorns
• salt
• sugar

Equipment Needed:

For Bruschetta

• cutting board and knife
• measuring cups and spoons
• serrated knife
• fine cheese shredded
• medium bowl
• wooden spoons
• small bowl
• table knife
• charcoal or gas grill
• small spoon
• wide metal spatula

For Pork

• kitchen scissors for snipping herb
• cutting board and knife
• measuring cups and spoons
• small bowl
• wooden spoon
• sharp knife
• meat thermometer
• 100 percent cotton string
• charcoal or gas grill
• foil for drip pan (or roasting pan with rack for gas grill)
• meat fork
• saucepan for heating pork and beans
• juicer
• saucepan for lemonade base

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