Help with a Side Dish!

My first thought was a broccoli salad. This is the recipe I use:

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/alysons-broccoli-salad-2/det...

I also make a yummy corn salad to go with BBQ...but with the corn, it might be too much starch? I'll share my recipe anyway. :)

4 ears corn, cooked and then cut from cob
1 tomato, seeded & chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 banana pepper, seeded & diced
1/2 cucumber, seeded & diced
1 green onion, chopped
handful of cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup salted peanuts, chopped
1/4 cup goat cheese crumbles
1 1/2 Tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp. rice vinegar
2 tsp. olive oil
Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

Just mix it all up, adding the peanuts and goat cheese crumbles last. I would at least double the above for 15 people though!

I would do a simple veggie tray with dip.

Green salad? It's easy!

Fruit tray
Corn salad
Broccoli salad
Pasta salad
Veggie tray
Salad on a stick ( toothpick w/ cuke/feta/tomato drizzled w/ Italian dressing
Texas caviar ( bkackeyed peas/ apple cider/ oil)
Cuke/onion/tomato tossed in apple cider/oil seasonings

Enjoy!!!

With all that starch, something fresh sounds good. I would either do a simple fruit salad (bag of grapes, package of strawberries and a cubed pineapple would not be too pricey) or a veggie tray (carrot sticks, celery sticks, broccoli, cauliflower, sliced cucumber) with some ranch and or onion dip. Or a simple green salad (lettuce, sliced onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber).

Spinach salad with strawberries and poppy-seed dressing:

Ingredients
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons white or balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 package (9 ounces) fresh spinach, trimmed
4 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Directions
Place the first eight ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid; shake well. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Just before serving, combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Shake dressing and drizzle over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 10 servings.

This is one of those salads that EVERYONE wants the recipe for. Let us know what you go with!

All I know is, Martha Stewart's website has SO many good menu ideas for anything and everything.
I have used her recipes and its good and easy.
Her "Everyday Food" magazine is great.
And the website also has the shopping lists etc.

How about a southwest bean salad?

Yep, I also vote on the veggie tray. One thing I like to add to my veggie tray's is pepperchinis.. Sorry, I can't spell

I think a veggie tray is your best bet.