With the summer hitting it’s stride, I wanted to share some healthy summer food ideas I found. Here’s 17 summer meals that are delicious, and nutritious. These meals are perfect for feeding your guests at your summer get togethers and will have them feeling full and healthy.
Enjoy!
1. Caprese Pasta with Italian Sausage
Tomato, basil and mozzarella with sausage stirred through, which turns a salad into a proper dinner. Best in August when the tomatoes are worth eating.
Recipe from Our Salty Kitchen.
2. Gluten Free Chickpea, Tomato and Basil Salad
No cooking at all, which matters when the kitchen is already too warm. It sits happily in the fridge and gets better by the second day.
Recipe from Beauty Bites.
3. Healthy Summer Squash Casserole
A good answer to the summer squash glut every garden produces. Lighter than the usual casserole and it still comes out golden on top.
Recipe from Evolving Table.
4. Cheesy BBQ Chicken Zucchini Nachos
Courgette rounds standing in for tortilla chips, and they hold up better than you would think. A sneaky way to get vegetables into a snack.
Recipe from Oh Sweet Basil.
5. Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple Kebabs
Kebabs cook fast and everyone can build their own, which keeps the children busy. The pineapple caramelises on the grill and makes the dish.
Recipe from The Real Food Dietitians.
6. BLT Summer Rolls with Avocado
A bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich rolled in rice paper instead of bread. Light, fresh, and a bit of a talking point on the table.
Recipe from Avocado Pesto.
7. Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips
Fruit salsa with cinnamon pita chips, which disappears faster than any dip has a right to. Make it just before people arrive.
Recipe from What Molly Made.
8. Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Wraps
Barbecue chicken and pineapple wrapped up for easy eating, which suits a garden party where nobody sits down. Good cold the next day too.
Recipe from Tastes Better From Scratch.
9. Strawberry Spinach Salad
The classic summer salad, and it earns its place every year. The dressing is what makes it, so do not skip it.
Recipe from Home Made Interest.
10. Spinach, Avocado and Berry Salad
Berries and avocado together sounds odd until you try it. Substantial enough to be lunch rather than a side.
Recipe from Yummy Healthy Easy.
11. Grilled Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes on the grill get smoky at the edges and stay soft in the middle. A nice change from the usual potato salad.
Recipe from Simply Recipes.
12. Vegan Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce
Mango and mint in rice paper with a peanut sauce for dipping. No oven involved, which is the whole appeal in July.
Recipe from Vegan Heaven.
13. Mediterranean Salmon and Artichoke Skewers
Salmon on skewers cooks in minutes and feels like a restaurant dish. The artichokes soak up everything around them.
Recipe from Sunkissed Kitchen.
14. Watermelon Pizza
A round of watermelon as the base and whatever fruit you have on top. The children can assemble it themselves and it is gone in minutes.
Recipe from Choosing Chia.
15. Grilled Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
Grilling the vegetables first gives this far more flavour than the usual pasta salad. Serve it at room temperature.
Recipe from Salt and Lavender.
16. Grilled Summer Vegetable Quesadillas
A good way to use up whatever came out of the garden that week. Crisp on the outside, melted in the middle.
Recipe from House of Nash Eats.
17. Grilled Pineapple Chicken
Pineapple and chicken on the grill together, sweet and savoury at once. Finish with the juices spooned over the top.
Recipe from Real Simple Good.
More Summer Favorites From Fluffy’s Kitchen
Keep it light with a few of our own warm-weather recipes: Easy Pasta Salad, Beluga Lentil Salad, The Best Healthy Pina Colada, Instant Pot Hummus, Instant Pot Garlic Edamame, and Instant Pot Steamed Artichokes.
