30 Delicious Summer Recipes

These healthy summer recipes are all delicious dishes that showcase the season's fruit and vegetables.

Summer produce is bursting with flavor! It's all about juicy tomatoes, zucchini, stone fruit, fresh berries, and corn.

We've got several different types of summer recipe ideas, including some fantastic salads, easy grilling recipes, side dishes, picnic recipes, and simple summer desserts.

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Strawberry Cucumber Salad

This beautiful salad recipe with strawberries and cucumbers is refreshing and delicious.

It's perfect for late spring and early summer when strawberries are at their peak. The crunchy cucumber pairs perfectly with the strawberries, and the dish is topped with a healthy portion of chopped herbs and crumbly feta.

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Melon Prosciutto Salad

This delicious melon prosciutto salad combines cantaloupe, honeydew, little mozzarella balls, and prosciutto for a refreshing summer salad!

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Creamy Zucchini Pasta with Lemon

This creamy zucchini pasta recipe is made with spiralized zucchini noodles and linguini noodles.

It has a rich, decadent sauce made from cream, butter, and lemon, brightened with fresh herbs. This delicious meal is ready in 25 minutes.

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Easy Blueberry Cake

This deliciously fresh and easy blueberry cake recipe is perfect to make with summer berries!

It requires very little hands-on time and is studded with fresh blueberries for a juicy, moist cake.

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Watermelon Summer Salad

This healthy watermelon summer salad is so refreshing and bright!

With the watermelon, cantaloupe, and apples cut into matchsticks, the flavors blend together, and the salad looks playful and fun. 

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Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

This healthy pesto pasta salad recipe is full of flavor. The roasted veggies, grilled corn, and homemade pesto make this a standout summer recipe.

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Summer Squash Tomato Gratin

This delicious yellow squash and tomato gratin is easy to make and results in a wonderful side dish with a crispy, cheesy topping.

This recipe calls for summer squash or zucchini, tomatoes, bell pepper, and shallots.

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Watermelon Mozzarella Salad

This watermelon mozzarella salad stack is a delightfully delicious summer dish! It doesn't have to be served as a stack, but we think it's so pretty this way!

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Zucchini Spaghetti

This zucchini spaghetti with zoodles and a delicious marinara sauce is a bright, fresh meal!

It's easy to make spiralized zucchini noodles (zoodles). They're a healthy option if you want a low-carb alternative to pasta or you enjoy zucchini!

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Strawberry and Cantaloupe Salad

This easy strawberry cantaloupe salad recipe with a sweet mint and lime topping is wonderfully delicious.

It's a perfect side dish for a summer dinner. It makes four side salad servings and is ready in just a few minutes.

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Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad

This grilled corn and black bean salad is a delicious summer side dish or light lunch. It's full of flavor and easy to make!

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Watermelon Poke Bowl

These watermelon poke bowls are easy and refreshing! Although this is not a traditional poke recipe, it is super tasty and vegan.

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Grilled Cantaloupe

This grilled cantaloupe with tajine is a gorgeous, simple recipe that makes a delicious fruit shine.

Grilling the cantaloupe deepens the flavor and adds a lovely char.

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Sautéed Yellow Squash

This simple sautéed yellow squash recipe allows the crisp, fresh flavors of the squash to shine. The mildly sweet, nutty flavors of the squash are deepened over the heat. This delicious summer side dish will be a hit with the whole family!

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Roasted Veggie Pasta with Feta

This creamy veggie pasta recipe is made with roasted vegetables, feta, baby arugula, and chunky pasta.

Roasting the vegetables and the feta adds an incredible depth of flavor that's hard to beat. It's a delicious meal that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

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Grilled Baby Bok Choy Recipe

This tasty grilled baby bok choy is an easy recipe for a delicious side dish.

It has a zesty, savory Asian sauce with a little chili kick. The best part is it’s ready in less than 15 minutes!

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Creamy Lemonade

This creamy lemonade recipe is so delicious! It's a refreshing and sweet drink made with sweetened condensed milk (hence the name).

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Watermelon Olive Salad

This watermelon olive salad with feta and herbs is a delight! It's an unusual flavor combination that we think you'll love.

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Grilled Zucchini with Feta & Pine Nuts

This delicious grilled zucchini recipe is a fabulous, flavorful side dish with just a few ingredients.

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Black Bean Salad with Bell Peppers

You'll love this black bean salad with bell peppers, red onion, and a kick of fajita seasoning. It's a hearty side dish with a great crunch from the fresh peppers.

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Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad Recipe

Stay cool and hydrated with this easy cantaloupe and cucumber salad recipe! It's a healthy and refreshing side dish or light lunch.

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Shaved Zucchini Salad Recipe

This shaved zucchini salad combines lemon, goat cheese, microgreens, and toasted pine nuts for an exquisite and luscious side dish.

It’s zesty and flavorful while showcasing some of the best summer vegetables.

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Easy Tomato Salad with Tarragon Pesto

This bright, easy tomato salad is topped with a basil tarragon pesto and toasted pine nuts. It's truly delightful! This will be one of your favorite summer side dishes. 

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Grilled Pineapple with Lime Mint Sauce

This grilled pineapple recipe with minted lime sauce is a gorgeous, simple dessert that makes an already delicious fruit shine.

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Heirloom Tomato Peach Salad Recipe

This heirloom tomato salad recipe is summer in a bowl! It's a fantastic side salad or light lunch.

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Honeydew Melon & Blackberry Salad

This honeydew melon and blackberry salad recipe with watercress and red spring onions is a delightfully flavorful and unique summer salad.

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Dark Chocolate Watermelon

These dark chocolate watermelon slices are a ridiculously simple recipe. We've topped them with crushed nuts, flaky sea salt, and coconut for even more flavor.

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Zucchini Tartlets

These zucchini tartlets with microgreens and goat cheese are a delicious appetizer or a great addition to a brunch menu. 

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Prosciutto and Melon Recipe

This gorgeous Italian starter of prosciutto and melon recipe (prosciutto e melone) is simple to make but a definite crowd-pleaser at a dinner party!

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Oven Roasted Okra Recipe

This tasty oven-roasted okra is a fantastic side dish! It can be made with fresh or frozen okra and only involves a few simple steps.

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Strawberry Spinach Salad

This bright and fresh strawberry spinach salad recipe with pecans is a family favorite!

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I hope you enjoy these easy and delicious summer recipes!