Easy Summer Recipes

Less Cookin'. More Livin'.


Make it your summer motto! This is a seasonal collection of the simplest of simple summer recipes, recipes so short, so intuitive, so repeatable, that we might be reluctant to even call them "recipes".

Easy Summer Recipes ♥ KitchenParade.com, a collection of easy-to-remember and memorable recipes especially for summer. Less cookin'. More livin'. It's the summer's motto!

Real Food, Fresh & Summery from Simple Suppers to Sides, Salads and Sandwiches with the Best Summer Produce Plus Summery Sweets and More.

Welcome to "Summer Easy"

In my world, "summer easy" means recipes that fit these concepts:


  • simple ingredients, prepared simply
  • easy to remember and memorable to eat
  • seizing the bounty of fresh summer vegetables and succulent summer fruits
  • made-ahead or made-in-minutes
  • combinations that make impromptu entertaining a breeze

"Summer Easy" recipes leave us with the time and energy to set up a backyard baseball game, spend an evening watching the moon rise, set off for hours on a bicycle, spend an extra hour at the beach, relax on a porch swing. There's even a Summer Easy theme song — so while you're browsing the recipes, listen to this Billie Holiday classic from Porgy and Bess!



So yes, Summer Easy means Less Cookin' and More Livin'!

Let's make it the summer's motto!


Easy Summer Recipes ♥ KitchenParade.com, a seasonal collection of easy-to-remember and memorable recipes especially for summer. Less cookin'. More livin'. It's the summer's motto!
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Easy Summer Recipes ♥ KitchenParade.com, a collection of easy-to-remember and memorable recipes especially for summer. Less cookin'. More livin'. It's the summer's motto!





Breakfast
STARTERS
Baked Bacon
Cold-Brewed Coffee

MAKE-AHEAD SUMMER BREAKFASTS
Creamy Oatmeal
Homemade Granola with Almonds & Apricots
Magical Breakfast Cream
Mexican Fruit Salad

MORNING BREADS
Finn Crisp with Marmalade & Cheese
Fried Bread

EGG LOVERS!
French Scrambled Eggs
Easy Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Gashouse Eggs
Green Chile Scrambled Eggs
Ham & Eggs
Homemade Egg McMuffin
How to Poach a Perfect Egg
Mexican Gas House Eggs
Never-the-Same-Twice Vegetable Frittata
Shakshuka (Eggs Nested in Summer Vegetables)
Simple French Eggs
Ten-Minute Enchiladas

PANCAKES!
Triple-Banana Oat Pancakes

More Breakfast Recipes

Favorite Easy Summer Breakfast Recipes from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Baked Eggs in Cream with Spinach
Easy Spinach Nests
Everything Bagel Breakfast Salad
How to Make a Spinach Omelet
Mexican Scrambled Eggs (Huevos Revueltos a la Mexicana)
Quick Summer Squash & Tomato Sauté




First Bites
FINGER FOOD
Bacon-Wrapped Dried Apricots
Deviled Eggs with Tomato-Herb Relish
Easy Easy Grilled Mushroom Appetizer
Easy Shrimp Bites
Estonian Deviled Eggs
Fried Bread
Fried Okra "Popcorn"
Herbed Saltines
How to Cook Popcorn in a Microwave in a Paper Bag
Lemon Basil Shrimp
Olivada & Olivada Appetizers
Potato Bites with Smoked Salmon
Roasted Roma Tomatoes

SPREADS, SALSAS & DIPS
Basil-Cream Cheese Dip
Blueberry Salsa
Cream Cheese-Chutney Spread
Creamy Ricotta with Tomato-Cucumber-Corn Salad
Cucumber Dip with Feta
My Guacamole
Roasted Roma Tomato Dip
Savory Peach Appetizer
Smoked Salmon Spread
Smoked Whitefish Spread on Cucumber
Strawberry Salsa with Sweet-Cinnamon Baked Tortilla Chips
Warm Goat Cheese Appetizer with Mini Tomatoes & Capers

COLD SOUPS
Cantaloupe-Tomato Gazpacho
Cold & Creamy Cantaloupe Soup
Fruity Gazpacho

More Appetizer Recipes

Favorite Easy Appetizer Recipes from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Beet Pesto
Crispy Salty Kale Chips
Caponata – Sicilian Eggplant
Laura's Famous Chunky Guacamole
Tofu Salad Sandwiches
Tuna & White Bean Dip




Cold Drinks
COOL & REFRESHING
Cold-Brewed Coffee
Hibiscus Tea with Ginger & Vanilla
How to Sweeten Lemonade with Fruit Not Sugar
Old-Fashioned Homemade Lemonade
Orange Julius Drinks
Thirst-Quenching, Low-Cal, Low-Alcohol Drinks

SUMMER SMOOTHIES
Healthy Smoothies Recipes & Tips

Banana Mango Smoothie
Cantaloupe Smoothie
Mango Lassi with Mint
Mango & Beet Smoothies
Peanut Butter & Jelly Smoothies
Strawberry Milk

"ADULT" BEVERAGES
Bloody Caesar (Canada's Bloody Mary)
My Perfect (Unsweet, Unboozy) Sangria

More Beverage Recipes

Favorite Cold Drink Recipes from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Green Smoothies
Parade-Day Gin & Tonics
Pimm's Originals for a Mother-Daughter Weekend




Main Dishes
EASY SUMMER HOT SUPPERS
Quick Supper Baked Chicken with Fresh Peaches
Quick Supper Champion Chicken
Quick Supper Easy Baked Fish with Red Pepper & Cucumber Salad
Quick Supper Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
Quick Supper Easy Skinny Turkey Roll-ups with Fresh Veggies
Quick Supper Easy-Easy Marinated Flank Steak
Quick Supper Fish with Herb Butter
Quick Supper Frozen Steaks
Quick Supper Herb-Coated Broiled Fish
Quick Supper Italian Sausage with Grapes & Greens
Quick Supper Juicy Pork Chops
Quick Supper Mediterranean Eggplant Skillet
Quick Supper Mint Julep Pork Chops with Sugar Snap Peas
Quick Supper Perfect Thick Pork Chops
Quick Supper Ratatouille Omelettes
Quick Supper Roasted Salmon & Asparagus
Quick Supper Salmon with Pesto Zucchini Noodles & Warm Tomatoes
Quick Supper Seared Scallops with Chimichurri and Garlicky Polenta
Quick Supper Shrimp with Tomatoes, Spinach & Feta
Quick Supper Simple Grilled Salmon
Quick Supper Simple Lentil Salad with Seasonal Vegetables
Quick Supper Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Quick Supper Sole with Mushrooms & Onions
Quick Supper Ten-Minute Enchiladas
Quick Supper Thick Iowa Chops with Easy Stuffing Crust
Easy Garlic-Herb Mediterranean Chicken ("Med Chicken")
Lemon Basil Shrimp
Maple Glazed Salmon

More Main Dish Recipes

EASY SUMMER COLD SUPPERS
Quick Supper Chicken Greek Salad
Quick Supper Cold Shrimp in Creamy Dill Sauce with Capers
Quick Supper Mango Chicken Salad
Quick Supper Mexican Chicken Salad
Quick Supper Parmesan Chicken
Quick Supper Quick 'n' Easy Raw Salad
Quick Supper Red Quinoa Salad Your Way
Quick Supper Smoked Salmon Salad with Quick-Pickled Cucumbers & Roasted Peppers
Quick Supper Wedge Salad with Homemade Low-Cal & Low-Carb Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
Shrimp Salad Recipes

More Recipes for Cold Suppers




Hot Off the Grill
Quick Supper Juicy Pork Chops
Baked Baby Back Ribs with Spicy Berry Sauce
Easy Beef Kabobs
Grilled Balsamic Chicken
Grilled New-Potato Kabobs
Maple Glazed Salmon
Ten Tips for Better Burgers
Warm Pepper Salad

More Recipes for the Grill

Favorite Recipes for the Grill from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Fire-Charred Tomatoes
Grilled Eggplant with Balsamic Honey Syrup
Grilled Pepper & Tomato Salad
No-Guilt Grilled Corn with Chipotle-Lime Browned Butter




Sandwiches
Quick Supper Chicken Burgers with Fresh Spinach, Feta and Garden Tzatziki Sauce
Quick Supper Greek Chicken Dagwood Sandwiches
Quick Supper Oaxaca Tlayuda (Mexican Flat Tacos)
BATTLE Sandwiches
Easy Ham Salad
Fried Bread
Fun Pretzel Roll Hot Dogs
Green Mayonnaise
Mini Egg Salad Sandwiches with Rhodes Multi-Grain Rolls
Minnesota Sloppy Joes
Oil Tanker Burgers

More Sandwich Recipes




Salads
RECIPE COLLECTION
Favorite Summer Salad Recipes

EASY SUMMER VEGETABLE SALADS
Borscht Beets
Cauliflower Salad with Fresh Herbs
Fresh Corn & Tomato Salad
Green Bean Garden Salad
Nana's Cucumbers
Orange & Avocado Salad
Panzanella
Roasted Eggplant Salad with Tomato-Caper Salsa
Spinach Salad with Fruity Vinaigrette, Fresh Fruit & Maple-Glazed Pecans
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Wedge Salad with Homemade Low-Cal & Low-Carb Blue Cheese Salad Dressing
Zucchini Spiral "Noodle" Salad

EASY SUMMER FRUIT SALADS
Cantaloupe Salad with Feta & Basil
Deep Mexico Fruit Salad
Five-Minute Fruit Salad
Grape Salad with Almonds & Cilantro
Melon Ball & Blueberry Salad
Mexican Fruit Salad
Mojito Strawberries
Savory Orange Slices
Strawberry Pepper Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Thai Cantaloupe Salad

More Salad Recipes

Favorite Easy Salad Recipes from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Beets with Feta
Chilled Green Bean Salad with Rosemary & Garlic Oil
Greek Bread Salad with Toasted Pita Chips
Gorgeous Raw Asparagus Salad
Insalata Caprese
Kamut Salad
Old Liz's Old-Fashioned Cucumber Salad
Tomato & Onion Salad
Tomato Platter with Olives & Feta
Turkish Cucumber-Tomato-Olive Chopped Salad with Sumac




Sides
Baked Cabbage Wedges
Beet Röesti with Rosemary
Creamy Slow Cooker Beans
Fresh Creamed Corn
Fried Okra "Popcorn"
Grilled New-Potato Kabobs
Grilled Zucchini Kabobs
Mashed Potatoes & Carrots
Moroccan Onions
Ontario Greens
Red Rice with Tomatoes
Refrigerator Pickled Beets
Shredded Zucchini with Thyme

More Vegetable Recipes




Soups
RECIPE COLLECTION
Favorite Summer Soup Recipes

MASTER RECIPES
Master Recipe: How to Make Homemade Vegetable Soup

Summer's Tomato Soup
Sweet-Corn Soup with Shrimp
Vichyssoise

More Soup Recipes

Favorite Easy Soup Recipes from A Veggie Venture, my food blog
Cool-as-a-Cucumber Avocado Soup
Raw Corn Chowder




Sweet Endings
FRUIT SALADS
Grape Salad with Almonds & Cilantro
Mexican Fruit Salad
Thai Cantaloupe Salad
Summer Fruit Salad with Fresh Mint

BANANA TREATS
Quick Banana Dessert

REFRESHING CITRUS
Brown Sugar Lemon Curd
Citrus Slices with Orange Flower Water, Spices & Chocolate Shavings

RHUBARB!
Roasted Rhubarb

SPRING STRAWBERRIES
Mojito Strawberries
Strawberry Banana Chocolate Crumble
Strawberry Fool
Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberries in Wine

MORE BERRIES
Raspberry-Red Wine Coulis (Reduction Sauce)
Sugar-Free Raspberry Bliss

SUMMER MELONS
Cantaloupe Salad with Feta & Basil
Cold & Creamy Cantaloupe Soup
Thai Cantaloupe Salad
The Magic of Watermelon Wedges
Two-Bite Brownies (on skewers stuck into a watermelon!)

SUMMER PEACHES
Brown Sugar Peaches
Last-Minute Pantry Pie
Naked Peach Cobbler
Roasted Peaches

ICE CREAMS, SORBETS & FROZEN TREATS
Chocolate Raspberry Icebox Cake
Easy Fruit Sorbet
Homemade Frozen Yogurt with Blackberry Sauce
Master Recipe: Rustic Fruit Ice Cream
Raspberry & Red Wine Granita

LITTLE EXTRAS with a BIG IMPACT
Lime Crema
Maple-Glazed Pecans
My Everyday Creamy Herb Salad Dressing
Raspberry-Red Wine Coulis (Reduction Sauce)
Spiced Pickled Red Onions

EASY SUMMER BAKING
Finnish Fruit Tart

More Dessert Recipes




Summer Extras
Chimichurri
Easy Apricot Jam with Rosemary
Green Mayonnaise
Homemade Fresh Basil Pesto Without Cheese
Homemade Mayonnaise
Roasted Roma Tomatoes

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A Veggie Venture is home of "veggie evangelist" Alanna Kellogg and the famous asparagus-to-zucchini Alphabet of Vegetables.

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Thank you for taking a moment to write! I read each and every comment, for each and every recipe. If you have a specific question, it's nearly always answered quick-quick. But I also love hearing your reactions, your curiosity, even your concerns! When you've made a recipe, I especially love to know how it turned out, what variations you made, what you'll do differently the next time. ~ Alanna