Best Summer Recipes
This collection of homemade, easy summer recipes are perfect for dining al fresco, cookouts, BBQs and fun family meals this summer. From easy breakfast and brunch recipe to quick family dinners and dessert, this summer recipe collection showcases the best summer produce and fruit in easy to make recipes your family will love.
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Chocolate Avocado Popsicles (healthy kid-friendly summer treat!)
Homemade fudgesicles made healthy! These easy-to-make, delicious, and healthy Chocolate Avocado Popsicles are the ultimate reprieve from the summer heat for kids and adults alike! Homemade chocolate fudge blended with avocado and banana to make it extra creamy and nutritious! The perfect healthy frozen treat is a super easy toddler snack, kids snack and great for the summer months ahead. Family and kid-friendly recipe.
How to Make Cherry Tomato and Chickpea Salad (use up your garden herbs and veggies!)
This simple 5-minute tomato and chickpea salad is a huge hit with my crew. Mix cans of chickpeas with juicy cherry tomatoes from our vegetable garden to make our favorite summer salad and vegetarian side dish great for summer BBQs, cookouts, and potlucks! Made with fresh juicy cherry tomatoes and canned chickpeas, this is one of my favorite Summer garden salads. It’s a easy salad recipe that takes 5 minutes to throw together so it’s no fuss, especially helpful on those hot Summer days when nobody wants to be cooking! Serve warm or cold. Better and healthier than pasta salad!
Got Zucchini from Your Garden? Make Zucchini Fritters (garden-to-table recipe!)
Got an abundance of zucchini from a garden or farmer's market? Then, this super easy zucchini side dish recipe is calling your name! Easy to make zucchini fritters that are fried until golden and crispy. These puffy zucchini fritters are delicious with sour cream or on a sandwich! Only 180 calories per serving, this hidden veggie recipe is perfect for picky eaters. This simple summer recipe is a must-try!
Tuna Cucumber Tomato Salad (easy summer side dish or quick lunch idea!)
Looking for the ultimate summer salad for a fast lunch idea? Check out this healthy Tuna Cucumber Tomato Salad with olive oil dressing! This super easy salad recipe is only 140 calories a serving! I love using fresh tomatoes, cucumber, and onions from the garden! It’s completely dairy free too! Great use of garden fresh veggies!cucumbers
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Fried Corn and Onions (simple summer BBQ side dish!)
Looking for a super quick vegetable side dish for a summer cookout, backyard BBQ, or potluck? Here it is! Sautéed pan-fried onions and corn is so easy to prepare and ready in just 10 minutes! Use fresh corn from your garden or grocery store. Easy enough for busy weeknight family dinners, too.
Fresh Cucumber Side Salad with Red Onions (garden recipe; BBQ side dish!)
If you’re looking for a simple light summer salad made with cucumbers and red onions from your vegetable garden, then you found it. Once the garden starts giving us cucumbers and onions, this salad is always on rotation. This 10-minute cucumber and red onion salad screams summer in a bowl! The perfect potluck side dish for summer cookouts, backyard BBQ and Labor Day celebrations!
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream (easy frozen spring and summer dessert!)
This Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream is a simple, egg-free recipe that delivers rich, creamy flavor using just a few pantry staples. Made with fresh strawberries, whole milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt, it's a perfect summer dessert. No cooking required—just mash the strawberries, mix the ingredients, and churn in your ice cream maker. Ideal for summer entertaining, backyard BBQs, and using up garden or farmers market strawberries. This easy homemade ice cream is a must-try for strawberry lovers.
No Mayo Mexican Corn Salad (healthy summer side dish!)
This lightly spiced Mexican Corn Salad comes together in just 5 minutes using canned black beans, hominy, and diced tomatoes. Made without mayonnaise or sour cream, it’s a lightened-up version of classic corn salad. Serve it as a fresh side salad or a flavorful corn dip. Perfect for summer BBQs, potlucks, and as an easy side dish for summer entertaining!
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream (egg-free summer dessert!)
Looking for a super easy frozen dessert for you and your kids? This homemade strawberry ice cream uses fresh strawberries so it's perfect for strawberry picking season! This is an egg-free dessert and made with simple ingredients you have in your kitchen! I use a Cuisinart 1.5 quart ice cream maker for this recipe. It’s one of our favorite frozen summer desserts using ripe juicy strawberries!
How to Make Green Tomato Jam (refrigerator and canning options!)
Got unripe green tomatoes from your vegetable garden or farmer's market? Make this Green Tomato Jam—a sweet and tangy summer garden recipe perfect for toast, biscuits, or cheese boards. This step-by-step guide shows you how to make a small batch and either store it in the fridge or preserve it using a simple water bath canning method. A great way to reduce food waste and enjoy your summer harvest longer!
Got Kale? Make This Garden Fresh Vegan Kale Pesto Sauce (great for pasta and veggie dip!)
Got a bunch of fresh kale from your vegetable garden or farmer's market? Make homemade pesto! This creamy Kale Pesto recipe swaps basil leaves for fresh kale to make a vegan pesto sauce. Use it as a pasta topping, a spread or a dip, or grab a spoon and dive in! This is great to make when you have lots of kale to use! This recipe will make about 2 cups of pesto. A super easy summer recipe!
Simple Italian Pasta Salad (easy vegetarian summer side dish!)
EASY Italian Pasta Salad recipe! This vegetarian recipe uses Italian dressing, tri-color pasta, fresh cherry tomatoes, celery, and arugula! It’s the perfect garden summer salad. And because this recipe is bursting with fresh cherry tomatoes, arugula and celery – it’s a vegetable garden lover's dream summer recipe! This classic Italian Pasta Salad is a vegetarian side dish and it's ready in 17 minutes. Perfect for summer cookouts, BBQs and potlucks!
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Fourth of July Sugar Cookie Pie (quick dessert for summer celebrations!)
This Easy 4th of July Pie is made in a casserole dish with sugar cookie dough, whipped topping, cream cheese, and fresh fruit—simple, festive, and totally crowd-pleasing! Just bake the cookie crust, whip up the creamy filling, and top with strawberries and blueberries for a red, white, and blue dessert everyone will love. Perfect make-ahead treat for Independence Day parties, BBQs, or patriotic potlucks!
Best Foolproof Blueberry Pie for Summer Celebrations (easy summer dessert!)
Not a baker but need to make a dessert? This Foolproof Blueberry Pie is the ultimate summer dessert for entertaining! Made with fresh blueberries, it features a flaky, golden crust that gives way to a juicy, sweet-tart filling. Whether you use homemade or store-bought crust, this simple pie is perfect for baking beginners and always a crowd-pleaser. Refreshing, nostalgic, and irresistibly delicious!
Healthy Kale and Lettuce Salad (garden fresh summer salad!)
This fresh summer salad features crisp kale, lettuce, and radishes, all drizzled with a zesty olive oil and lime dressing. It’s a light and refreshing dish that’s perfect for warm weather! This low carb lunch idea or healthy side salad recipe is a great way to use up garden veggies!
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