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Healthy & Fresh Summer Recipes

Fresh and flavorful summer recipe ideas for every occasion from weeknight dinners to backyard BBQs! These recipes highlight summer's best produce with salads, mains, sides, and desserts. Whether you're planning a summer party spread, looking for light dinner recipes, or firing up the grill, these dishes make the most of summer's vibrant flavors.

Fresh Summer Salads

  • Mixed fruit salad with mint in a blue and white bowl.
    Minty Fruit Salad Recipe
  • Cherry tomato caprese salad in a white dish.
    Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad
  • A berry arugula and feta salad on a white serving platter.
    Berry Arugula Salad Recipe
  • A large strawberry spinach salad in a white serving bowl with silver utensils.
    Strawberry Spinach Salad

Grilled Mains

  • Grilled mahi mahi on a white platter.
    Flavorful Grilled Mahi Mahi Recipe
  • Flank steak tacos with chopped onion and avocado topping on a white plate.
    Grilled Flank Steak Tacos Recipe
  • Lemon herb grilled shrimp skewers topped with parsley next to a halved lemon on a white platter.
    Lemon Herb Grilled Shrimp
  • Grilled sliced flank steak on a white plate.
    Grilled Flank Steak Recipe

Grilled Sides

  • Grilled yellow squash on a large with platter with a silver serving fork.
    Grilled Yellow Squash Recipe
  • Grilled corn in the husk on a white platter.
    Grilled Corn in the Husk
  • Grilled zucchini with feta, pine nuts, and basil on a large white platter.
    Grilled Zucchini with Feta & Pine Nuts
  • Grilled baby red potatoes topped with parsley.
    Grilled Potatoes in Foil

Summer Party Recipes

  • Mixed berry frozen yogurt bark cut into squares.
    Frozen Yogurt Bark with Berries
  • Chicken orzo salad topped with lemon in a glass bowl with a silver spoon next to a striped napkin.
    Orzo Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
  • A healthy turkey burger with lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheese, and a bun.
    Healthy Turkey Burgers
  • Watermelon blueberry fruit sparklers.
    Watermelon Blueberry Sparklers

Summer Desserts

  • Shaved frozen peach with mascarpone, honey, and pistachios in a white bowl with a gold spoon.
    Shaved Frozen Peach Recipe
  • A slice of cake being removed from a round strawberry cake on a white plate.
    Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe
  • Grilled apricots with yogurt on a white plate.
    Grilled Apricots
  • Dark chocolate dipped watermelon on sticks.
    Dark Chocolate Watermelon Recipe
An avocado Caprese salad in a large white serving bowl with serving spoon and fork.

bursting with flavor!

30 Fresh Summer Salads

Celebrate summer's abundance!

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  • Avocado Caprese Salad Recipe
  • Asian Style Green Beans
  • Baked Feta Pasta with Zucchini & Leeks
  • Shaved Zucchini Salad with Goat Cheese + Pine Nuts
  • Sautéed Yellow Squash
  • Cantaloupe Bread Recipe
  • Antipasto Salad Recipe
  • Strawberry Yogurt Bark Recipe
  • Sweet Corn Feta Salad
  • Roasted Patty Pan Squash with Parmesan
  • Sautéed Garlic Scapes
  • Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables
  • Mexican Watermelon Salad (Watermelon with Tajin)
  • Easy Caprese White Bean Salad
  • Creamy Lemonade
  • Heirloom Tomato Flight
  • Hwachae Recipe
  • Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
  • Tomato Sandwich
  • Stuffed Squash Blossoms Recipe
  • Chive Blossom Vinegar Recipe
  • Honeydew Blackberry Salad Recipe
  • Smashed Cucumber Snap Pea Salad
  • Eggplant Parmesan Stacks
  • Kousa Mahshi (Stuffed Zucchini)
  • Orange Blossom Water Strawberries
  • Zucchini Flower Pizza Recipe
  • Oven Roasted Okra Recipe
  • Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad Recipe
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  • Salmon with Blueberries
  • Watermelon Mozzarella Salad
  • Watermelon Cucumber Mosaic Salad
  • Tomato, Mozzarella, and Corn Galette
  • Summer Stone Fruit Salad
  • Summer Berry Lemon Cookie Pizza
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  • Peach and Raspberry Sangria
  • Grilled Shrimp & Avocado Bites
  • Grilled Corn Salad with Avocado
  • Delicious White Bean Salad Recipe

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