I’m excited about planning my first Fourth of July party and coming up with fun grilling recipes. Since there will be a lot of people coming, I’ve decided to keep it simple (and keep the costs down) with burgers and hot dogs, but provide a fun menu of topping choices. My inspiration today came from watching the Man vs Food marathon and seeing Adam Richman eat what looked like a delicious sonoran hot dog in Tuscon (I have the toppings recipe below). Here’s what I have so far for fun (and not hard to find or expensive) toppings for hot dogs:
Columbian hot dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Pineapple (chunks or pineapple salsa)
Ham (pictures have it in pieces, but thinking of wrapping the hot dog with a slice)
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Ketchup
Chopped onion
Crushed potato chips
Reuben hot dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Sauerkraut
Swiss cheese
Russian or Thousand Island dressing
Buffalo hot dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Wing sauce
Blue cheese dressing
(Celery strips?)
Tuscan Sonoran dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Jalapenos (or jalapeno sauce)
Bacon (pieces or wrapped in bacon)
Mayonnaise (to squirt it on top, mix with lemon juice or water to thin out and put in sandwich bag with corner cut off to squeeze)
Mustard
Ketchup
Tomato
Pinto beans
Chopped onions
Shredded cheddar cheese (or cotijo cheese if you can find it)
Grilled chili pepper on the side (optional)
Fenway park
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Mustard
Relish
Salad dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Lettuce (maybe grilled?)
Tomato
Blue cheese dressing
Mexican hot dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Salsa
Sour cream
Jalapenos
Monterey jack cheese
(Guacamole? Avocado? )
BLT dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Bacon
Lettuce
Tomato
Picnic hot dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Cole slaw
Barbecue sauce
(Potato salad?)
The New Yorker
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Schmere of mustard
Sauerkraut
The Coney Island (aka Detroit dog)
(I have to admit, as a former New Yorker I had first assumed this was referring to a hot dog recipe from the Coney Island amusement park rather than a recipe from a restaurant of the same name in Michigan)
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Chili (“Flint” chili is thicker, “Detroit” chili is soupier with more cumin)
Mustard
Shredded cheese (to make a cheese coney dog)
Yellow onions
Pizza dog
Tomato sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Green peppers (optional)
Mushrooms (optional)
Black olives (optional)
Chicago dog
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Celery salt
Mustard
Sweet pickle relish
Onions
Tomato
Banana peppers
Dill pickle spear (tucked in side of bun)
Black and Blue Dog (Hilton Head’s Dog Harbour)
Hot dogs
Topped with:
Blue cheese crumbles
Bacon
Sour cream
Harbour sauce:
Mayonnaise
Cucumber
Jalapeno
Blue cheese