4,893 summer recipes

Grilled summer vegetables: eggplant, zucchini, and red and yellow bell peppers marinated in olive oil, white wine vinegar, garlic, and fresh oregano, then grilled until tender. A Mediterranean side for any BBQ.

Summer fruit bread for the bread machine with frozen blueberries, chopped peaches, whole wheat flour, and warm spices. A fruity, lightly sweet loaf with purple-streaked crumb.

A simple and tasty side dish made with lentils and chopped celery and zucchini.

Pounded chicken breasts stuffed with fresh basil and Roma tomatoes, coated in Parmesan breadcrumbs, and pan-fried golden. Served on a bed of peppery radicchio and watercress tossed in vinaigrette.

Cool, refreshing big-batch fruit salad with watermelon, cantaloupe, plums, nectarines, and grapes tossed in chilled mint-lime simple syrup. A summer party showstopper.

Summer cucumber crisps: refrigerator quick pickles with cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and mustard seed. Sweet-tart spiced pickle chips, no canning, ready overnight.

Summer vegetable saute with squash, bell pepper, green onions, and fresh tomato seasoned with chili powder. A quick low-fat vegetarian side served over rice.

Summer fruit salad with rice, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, banana, and pineapple tossed in a honey-yogurt-pineapple juice dressing. Light, low-fat, and ready in 25 minutes.

No-bake summer berry pie with fresh raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries set in a strawberry gelatin glaze in a baked pie shell. Topped with whipped cream for a cool, fruity summer dessert.

Fresh Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, and garlic tossed with hot linguine in a no-cook caprese-style sauce. The easiest summer pasta you'll make all season, ready in 30 minutes.

Summer tortellini salad tosses cheese tortellini with shredded chicken, green and black olives, red bell pepper, sweet Vidalia onion, and a herbes de Provence vinaigrette. A picnic-ready pasta salad for four.

Summer fruit compote with poached plums, boysenberries, raspberries, citrus, and grapes in a maple syrup and wine sauce finished with fresh mint. An elegant warm fruit dessert.

Chilled strawberry soup with buttermilk, orange juice, lemon, and mint, pureed smooth and served cold with a swirl of yogurt. A refreshing summer starter.

Brown rice summer salad with tarragon vinaigrette, fresh vegetables, peas, and pimentos. Low-fat, no-mayo, and served cold. A make-ahead side dish for hot weather meals.

Chocolate summer fruit cake with whole wheat flour, fresh stone fruit, coconut, raisins, and walnuts, soaked in a hot buttermilk glaze. A dense, fruit-packed sheet cake for seasonal baking.

Citrus Summer Hummer blended cocktail with brandy, lemon ice cream, and orange sherbet. A 3-ingredient frozen boozy milkshake that takes just 2 minutes to make.