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Summer Recipes

Summertime means loads of fresh produce, barbecues and quick and light meals. Browse favorites like Creamy Sweet Corn and Basil Pasta, Grilled Mojo Chicken Leg Quarters and Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad with Burrata. Fire up your grill, throw together a refreshing salad and enjoy the best of the summer season with these warm weather recipes.

Dinner Ideas for Summer Nights

  • Grilled Steak Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing
  • Skillet with creamy corn and basil pasta and a wooden spoon.
    Creamy Sweet Corn and Basil Pasta
  • Large white bowl full of sungold tomato angel hair pasta.
    Sungold Tomato Pasta
  • White dish with southwest salad topped with honey chipotle chicken on a table with a white patterned napkin, lime wedge, cilantro sprigs and a jar of dressing.
    Southwest Salad with Honey Chipotle Chicken
  • Baby kale salad topped with shrimp, sliced avocado, radish, cucumber and snap peas in a patterned bowl.
    Easy Baby Kale, Sautéed Shrimp and Avocado Salad
  • Shrimp roll and potato chips in a deli basket lined with red and white checkered paper.
    The Best Shrimp Roll Recipe (with Red Argentine Shrimp)
  • Low Country Boil For Two
  • Crispy Vegetarian Zucchini Fritters

Grilling Ideas

  • Easy Marinated Grilled Bavette Steak with Chimichurri
  • Grilled Mojo Marinated Chicken Leg Quarters
  • Grilled Mediterranean Chicken in a white patterned bowl with charred lemon and parsley
    Juicy & Flavorful Mediterranean Grilled Chicken
  • grilled corn, zucchini, red onion, feta and herbs chopped and mixed together in a speckled dish
    Grilled Corn and Zucchini Salad

Favorite Summer Salads

  • Grey bowl full of cherry tomato caprese salad with torn burrata and basil leaves.
    Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad with Burrata
  • White bowl of purple and white potato salad with a wooden spoon on top of a yellow napkin, fresh dill sprigs and the Sweet Potato Soul cookbook cover in the background.
    Jenné Claiborne’s Purple and White Potato Salad
  • Sliced mixed stone fruit on a white platter with sprigs of fresh thyme.
    Stone Fruit Salad with Honey Lemon and Thyme
  • Heirloom tomato salad and whipped ricotta on a white plate.
    Summer Heirloom Tomato Salad with Whipped Ricotta
  • Fiesta salad in a speckled white bowl with sliced avocado and cilantro leaves on top.
    Fiesta Salad
  • Make-Ahead Marinated Cauliflower Salad (Best Overnight)
  • A golden beet salad in a white bowl on the table.
    Roasted Golden Beet Salad
  • Thai Crunch Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing

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Warm Meals for Cold Days

  • Grey bowl full of vegetable orzo soup topped with croutons and parmesan cheese. Fresh celery leaves and a towel in the background.
    Easy One Pot Vegetable Soup with Orzo [Vegan]
  • Roasted chicken thighs and leeks in a stainless steel braising pan, garnished with lemon slices and parsley.
    White Wine Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs and Leeks
  • Old fashioned pot roast in a red dutch oven.
    Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Pot Roast with Potatoes
  • A white plate with creamy parmesan polenta topped with beer braised beef short ribs, carrots and a sprig of fresh thyme.
    Dutch Oven Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs

Reader Favorites

  • Sauteed broccolini garnished with lemon zest, red pepper flakes and lemon slices on a white plate.
    Sauteed Baby Broccoli (Broccoletti) with Lemon and Garlic
  • Baked walleye on a white platter with lemon slices and fresh herbs.
    Baked Walleye with Lemon Garlic Butter and Herbs
  • Banana bread baked oats topped with chocolate chips in a white ramekin.
    Banana Bread Baked Oats
  • Fried potatoes and onions in a cast iron skillet with a pink floral napkin in the background.
    Crispy Skillet Fried Potatoes and Onions

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