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    Home » Popular and Delicious Summer Seasonal Recipes

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    May 11, 2022

    Popular and Delicious Summer Seasonal Recipes

    Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

    The time has come when the temperature finally rises and everyone is getting excited about their much-awaited beach trip! With fresh seasonal produce and outdoor grilling, these recipes will be sure to highlight your summer.

    When the weather turns hotter, we turn to refreshing drinks, cold desserts, and eating outside the patio.

    If you want delicious, fresh recipes to keep you in the summer loop, this list will keep you happy! Sweat and all.

    WHAT TO COOK THIS SUMMER

    As we transition into hot weather, most of us just want something light for the day. We want something healthy to keep us toned for our upcoming beach trip or something that’s not too heavy on the stomach after a long day at work or outside.

    All of these recipes we will be sharing are centered around healthy, plant-based food that is filled with flavor.

    Keep on reading if you want to find out what recipes you should be making this summer!

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    • WHAT TO COOK THIS SUMMER
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    Toasted Vegetarian Burger Sandwich with Mixed Greens Salad

    Summer Recipes

    This list of healthy, delicious, and flavorful recipes will help make your summer a great one! From the classic strawberry cake desserts to vegetarian salads, we got you covered.

    Don’t worry about what food to make this time because it doesn’t only range from vegan to vegetarian goodness, your little ones will love the sweet desserts too!

    Strawberry Mint Shortcake with Ladyfingers

    Summer Dates to Remember

    • Constitution Day, World Environment Day, and Cancer Survivors Day is Sunday, June 5th
    • Father’s Day, National Watch Day, Martini Day, and Juneteenth is Monday, June 19th
    • World Listening Day, Nelson Mandela International Day, and National Caviar Day is Tuesday, July 18th
    • Son and Daughter Day is Friday, August 11th
    • International Literacy Day is Friday, September 8th
    Vegan Golden Milk Smoothie

    Popular Summer Recipes

    These are recipes and posts that are popular on the blog and popular searches for Summer.

    *I will update this list throughout the month and year!     

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    Appetizers

    • Cocoa Almonds
    • Candied Pecans
    • Strawberry Salsa Recipe
    • Mint Pesto
    • Gluten-Free Fried Tomatoes

    Drinks

    • Café au Lait
    • Iced Honey Oat Milk Latte
    • How to Make Seltzer Water with SodaStream
    • Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade
    • Lavender Mint Water

    Salad & Sides

    • Funeral Potatoes
    • Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts
    • Roasted Kohlrabi
    • Mashed Whole Hakurei Turnips
    • Sesame Soy Sauce Cucumber Salad
    Sesame Soy Sauce Cucumber Salad

    Mains

    • Baked Ham
    • Corned Beef and Cabbage
    • Gnocchi
    • Stinging Nettle Crustless Quiche
    • Salmon Burgers
    • Homemade French Onion Soup
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    Snacks

    • Buckeyes
    • Chocolate Caramel Dipped Pretzels
    • Mocha Coconut Macaroons
    • Honeycomb Toffee Dalgona Candy
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    Desserts & Sweets

    • Chocolate Wafer Pie Crust
    • Famous Chocolate Refrigerator Roll
    • No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars
    • Peanut Butter Blossoms
    • Chess Pie
    • Strawberry Mint Shortcake with Ladyfingers
    • Lavender Rose Shortbread Recipe
    Lavender Rose Shortbread

    Toppings & Condiments

    • Sriracha Mayonnaise
    • Fresh Garlic Hummus
    • Bacon Cheddar Ranch Onion Dip
    • Honey Mustard Sauce
    • Fresh Herb Salad Dressing
    Bacon Cheddar Ranch Onion Dip Recipe lifeslittlesweets.com

    There are additional recipes & links in the list card below.

    Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Lemonade Recipe

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    Chocolate Protein Drink Recipe

    Summer Recipes

    The time has come when the temperature finally rises and everyone is getting excited about their much-awaited beach trip! With fresh seasonal produce and outdoor grilling, these recipes will be sure to highlight your summer.

    Easy Vanilla Protein Fruit Smoothie Bowl

    This Easy Vanilla Protein Fruit Smoothie Bowl has chia seeds, fresh-cut fruit, quick oats, and edible Cornflower and Marigold flowers. This breakfast treat uses Odwalla Vanilla Protein Shake (15.2 oz.) – no blender required! vegetarian, gluten-free

    Chocolate Strawberry Lassi

    This plant-based Chocolate Strawberry Lassi is a great alternative to an Indian yogurt drink. It is so hydrating along with being creamy and refreshing.

    Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash

    Instant Pot Spaghetti Squash is the best way to make Spaghetti Squash, cooks up fast in your Instant Pot pressure cooker and always comes out perfectly tender and delicious. gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, Whole30, Paleo

    Wacky Cake

    Wacky Cake is a vintage, Great-Depression era, from scratch, a recipe that makes a dense, incredibly moist chocolate cake without the use of eggs, butter, or milk! This delicious cake recipe is topped with vanilla frosting and sprinkles to make a perfectly sweet snacking cake that can also be used for special occasions. It makes a wonderful Science/STEM activity to do with kids as well as a great history lesson. vegetarian

    3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

    3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies are easy to make with peanut butter, an egg, and sugar. They are flour-free and make the most delicious, classic, chewy peanut butter cookies. Enjoy them as is or drizzled with chocolate.

    Gnocchi

    This Gnocchi recipe is a “from scratch” recipe using potatoes, flour, egg and salt. It’s simple, easy and so delicious, especially mixed with your favorite sauce and topped with fresh chopped herbs. 

    Coffee Affogato

    Coffee Affogato is a coffee and ice cream-based dessert, perfect for after lunch or dinner. With only 2 required ingredients, this recipe is both delicious and easy to make!

    Spicy Greens Salad

    Spicy Greens Salad has a mix of organic spicy salad greens, Arugula, carrot ribbons, thinly sliced onions, Hakurei Turnip with a simple olive oil vinaigrette or your favorite salad dressing. Enjoy this fresh, green, seasonal salad for dinner or holidays!

    Carrot Ribbon Salad

    Carrot Ribbon Salad is easy to make with your vegetable peeler. It has a simple, bright, lemon vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy this simple appetizer or side with your lunch or dinner meal.

    Carrot Cucumber Ribbon Mixed Greens Salad

    Carrot Cucumber Ribbon Mixed Greens Salad has organic mixed salad greens, fresh garden herbs like basil, cilantro and parsley, shredded carrots, thin sliced onion and cucumber ribbons. Enjoy this fresh, herb-y Summer salad with your favorite salad dressings!

    Toasted Vegetarian Burger Mixed Greens Salad Sandwich

    Toasted Vegetarian Burger Mixed Greens Salad Sandwich has a bun that’s toasted with mayonnaise, a vegetarian or vegan burger patty, mixed greens salad and topped with fresh herbs.

    Butter Salt Thyme Honey Radishes

    Butter Salt Thyme Honey Radishes are a delicious way to enjoy fresh, crisp radishes; sliced radishes, spread with unsalted butter, sprinkled with Kosher salt and fresh thyme leaves and drizzled with Wildflower honey.

    Chocolate-Covered Coffee Beans

    Chocolate-Covered Coffee Beans are a caffeinated snack recipe that is easy to make with only 2 ingredients: Coffee beans (or espresso beans) and chocolate melting wafers. Customize them with your favorite kind of chocolate. They make a great holiday treat and edible gift!

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich (also called, “PB&J”) is an all-American, sweet, and savory sandwich recipe with peanut butter and jam or jelly, perfect for a quick bite and loved by children and adults alike. 

    Instant Pot Chickpeas

    Instant Pot Chickpeas are an efficient way to prepare dried chickpeas. You can then use them to make hummus, sauces, top over salads, or in other recipes.

    Hard-Boiled Eggs

    Hard-Boiled Eggs are an easy way to prepare eggs and a great option for weekly meal planning. You can eat them on their own, make deviled eggs, or use them as apart of another recipe. Learn how to make Hard-Boiled Eggs on the stovetop with this recipe tutorial.

    Lemon Herb Baked Chicken Tenders

    Lemon Herb Baked Chicken Tenders are bright, zesty, and easy to prepare; they only require 30 minutes of marinating time and bake in 20 minutes!

    Purslane Shishito Salad

    This Purslane Shishito Salad is a simple, chopped salad that has the superfood purslane, tasty, shishito peppers (raw or roasted), olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce and topped with tuxedo sesame seeds.

    Caviar Cream Cheese Bagel

    This Caviar Cream Cheese Bagel recipe is a fun and elegant twist on your breakfast or snack bagel. It’s a toasted bagel with regular cream cheese and store-bought caviar.

    Bagel with Honey Peanut Butter and Walnuts

    This Bagel with Honey, Peanut Butter, and Walnuts (with optional chocolate chip morsels!) will satisfy your snack craving or have it as a sweet and slightly salty taste combination for breakfast! (vegetarian, makes 1 serving)

    How to Brown Butter

    Brown Butter is the perfect addition to baked recipes and many savory dinner recipes as well. This ingredient gives a full, nutty, buttery flavor to whatever dish it is added to. Try this simple technique to bring a depth of flavor to your favorite recipe!

    Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

    This Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars recipe is flavorful, rich, and dense. It has nutty, brown butter, and brown sugar and is baked in an 11×15-inch jelly roll pan. You can add nuts, optionally, and sprinkle the tops with a little sea salt for a sweet-salty treat! Only 8 ingredients, plus 1 optional, vegetarian, and gluten-free option.

    Fried Green Tomatoes

    These Fried Green Tomatoes have a crunchy, panko bread crumb coating with tuxedo sesame seeds.

    Stovetop Chicken and Onions

    Decaffeinated Dalgona Coffee

    This Decaffeinated Dalgona Coffee has all the elements with your favorite Whipped Coffee Recipe, Dalgona Coffee, but none of the caffeine! Enjoy this iced or hot, delicious coffee treat, any time of the day!

    Strawberry Dalgona Whipped Coffee

    Strawberry Dalgona Whipped Coffee is a fruity twist on the Dalgona Whipped Coffee drink sensation. It’s creamy, thick, and made with blended, cold strawberry milk. (can also be enjoyed served hot)

    Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Mint Water

    Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Mint Water is a cooling, iced drink that has Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, fresh mint, water and ice. Beat the heat and humidity with this refreshing drink!

    Maple Syrup Iced Coffee

    Maple Syrup Iced Coffee is naturally sweet with 100% pure maple syrup, optional dairy or non-dairy/vegan creamer of choice and served with ice. Enjoy this icy-cold coffee during warm, hot weather with none of the refined sugar!

    Goldenrod Iced Tea

    Goldenrod Iced Tea is a cool, soothing, herbal, late-Summer to Fall cold, tea drink. The cut leaves and flowers have a sweet, “anise-like” scent that gives the tea it’s flavor. Enjoy it alone or with honey or your favorite sweetener.

    Goldenrod Iced Coffee

    Goldenrod Iced Coffee recipe is a sweet, herbal-infused cold, coffee drink. It’s made with fresh-brewed coffee, Goldenrod Simple Syrup made with a Goldenrod-Infused Tea, ice and topped with half and half or your favorite creamer.

    How to Prepare Tapioca Pearls (Boba)

    Learn How to Prepare Tapioca Pearls (Boba) for making bubble tea and for having in other drink recipes!

    Bubble Coffee Recipe (Boba Coffee)

    Have you tried Bubble Coffee (Boba Coffee)? It’s iced (or even hot if you wish) coffee with chewy, tapioca pearls (boba) in it. All you need is fresh hot, iced, or cold brew coffee, freshly made tapioca pearls, optional milk, half and half or non-dairy milk/creamer, optional sweetener of choice and you got yourself a special, tasty drink! This Bubble Coffee recipe to switch up your regular daily coffee drink!

    Bubble Tea Recipe (Boba Tea)

    This Bubble Tea recipe has fresh-brewed, black iced tea (or served hot) with freshly prepared tapioca pearls (Boba) served with or without your favorite sweetener.

    Apple Cider Vinegar Drink Recipe

    This Apple Cider Vinegar Drink Recipe has water, apple cider vinegar, mint leaves, optional thyme, optional Wildflower honey, and optionally served with ice. A healthy, tasty, and refreshing alternative to regular water, especially during hot weather! (enjoy hot or cold, gluten-free, makes 1 serving)

    How to Make Milk with Milk Powder

    Do you need to know how to make milk with milk powder? Look no further! We walk you through the steps to make whole milk using dehydrated, shelf-stable milk powder into milk that you can use and drink!

    Iced Cashew Milk Latte

    This Iced Cashew Milk Latte has creamy, cold cashew milk and chilled espresso served with ice and optional sweetener of choice. (makes 1 serving)

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    Allison Lancaster is a blogger and work-at-home mom. She has always had a passion for writing and after becoming a mom in 2015, decided to turn her passion into her career. Her writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, and more. She resides in Tennessee with her husband and two children.
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