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Summer BBQ

Whether you call it a cookout, picnic, or backyard BBQ, one thing is for sure: these outdoor warm-weather gatherings revolve around three things: friends, family, and fantastic food!

If you’re hosting and need to plan the menu or attending and want to bring a standout side dish, here you can find both classic and unique summer BBQ recipes that are perfect for pleasing a crowd while withstanding the heat.

Looking for something fresh and fruity? Try my healthy and refreshing mango cucumber salad or vibrant strawberry salsa with fresh herbs. Craving a BBQ classic that everyone will love? You can’t go wrong with a new potato salad with tomato and dill or a tangy German cucumber salad.

Need something ice-cold to wash it all down? This cucumber lemon mint water will have everyone talking.

Overhead shot of carrot salad on a plate standing on a tea towel.

Raw Carrot Salad Recipe (with a Simple Dressing)

Close up shot of the marinated tomato and onion salad in a bowl.

Marinated Tomato and Onion Salad (Easy Recipe)

Cucumber Cottage Cheese Soup in a bowl standing on a napkin. The soup is garnished with cucumber slices, parsley and olive oil.

Cold Cucumber Cottage Cheese Soup Recipe

Mango cucumber salad in a bowl.

Mango Cucumber Salad Recipe (Healthy and Refreshing)

A glass of cucumber lemon mint water with ice. Two more glasses in the background.

Refreshing Cucumber Lemon Mint Water (Easy Recipe)

Two glasses of strawberry juice. A few fresh strawberries around them.

How to Make Strawberry Juice (Easy Recipe)

A glass of sea buckthorn juice standing on a tea towel. Another glass in the background.

Easy Sea Buckthorn Juice Recipe

Two glasses with pineapple infused water with ice on marble background.

How to Make Pineapple Water (2 Easy Recipes)

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What to Serve with Grilled Chicken (35 Best Side Dishes)

A glass with cucumber juice water and ice. There is another glass with water and cucumber slices in the background.

How to Make Cucumber Water (2 Easy Recipes)

A glass with blueberry water. Another glass in the background.

Blueberry Water Recipe (Simple & Refreshing)

Fresh vegetable salad in a bowl.

Fresh Vegetable Salad Recipe

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Healthy No-Cook Recipes for Hot Summer Days

Armenian grilled vegetables on a white platter.

Armenian Grilled Vegetables – KHOROVATS

Creamy baba ganoush in a bowl, garnished with chopped parsley. Served with crackers.

Creamy Baba Ganoush (Healthy Eggplant Dip)

Potato cucumber salad in a glass bowl. Top view.

Potato Cucumber Salad with Dill and Garlic

Close-up side view of sumac onions in a bowl.

How To Make Sumac Onions

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80 Healthy Party Appetizers, Dips & Spreads

German cucumber salad on a plate garnished with chopped dill.

German Cucumber Salad Recipe (2 Dressing Options)

Strawberry salsa on a white plate.

Strawberry Salsa with Fresh Herbs (Easy Recipe)

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Clean Eating BBQ Menu Recipe Ideas

Potato salad with asparagus on a white plate.

Potato Salad with Asparagus

Yogurt marinated chicken kebabs on skewers, garnished with cherry tomatoes and chopped parsley. Lemon halves in the background.

Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs (Grill or Oven)

Peach salsa in a bowl standing on a kitchen towel.

Peach Salsa with a Secret Ingredient

Mediterranean tomato salad in a bowl. Oregano plant in the background.

Mediterranean Tomato Salad

Goat cheese and mushroom crostini on a wooden board. Garnished with chives.

Mushroom Crostini with Goat Cheese (Easy Recipe)

Potato salad with avocado in a white bowl standing on a green napkin.

Potato Salad with Avocado

Healthy cabbage salad on a plate with a silver fork on the right side.

Healthy Cabbage Salad Recipe (with a Simple Dressing)

New potato salad with tomatoes and dill on a white platter.

New Potato Salad with Tomatoes and Dill

Romaine salad with chopped veggies and feta in a glass bowl. Top view.

Romaine Salad with Chopped Veggies and Feta

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