Summer

It’s summertime, and the living is easy. Especially with the help of healthy feel-good recipes! These are my best summer recipes to fuel your body and satisfy your taste buds, and even cool you down on a hot day. My orzo pasta salad with grilled veggies and these baked corn and crab cakes are perfect for summer BBQs and picnics. And what better way to celebrate summer than with desserts like these red, white, and blue fruit skewers with low-fat cheesecake dip? Find your new favorite warm-weather recipes for years to come!

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Mini burgers with bacon, layered on a bamboo skewer with lettuce, tomatoes and pickles! Who can resist your favorite foods on a stick – not me! These burger bites make the perfect low-carb appetizer to please everyone from age six to age sixty, just set out some ketchup and mustard for dipping and watch them disappear.
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Burger Slider Skewers

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30 mins
Penne baked with cheese, sauce and loaded with healthy vegetables in every bite. Roasted zucchini, red bell peppers, asparagus, red onion and fennel are tossed with balsamic and herbs then roasted for the best tasting meatless baked pasta dish EVER!
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Cheesy Baked Penne with Roasted Veggies

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This easy salad has all my favorite things in one – arugula, Proscuitto, shaved Parmesan and a runny egg! When you pop that egg yolk, the salad is bathed in that warm eggy goodness, salad nirvana in every bite! If you are not a fan of runny eggs, hard boiled eggs would taste just fine too!
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Arugula Salad with Crispy Proscuitto, Parmesan and Fried Eggs

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Shrimp Scampi Tacos with Caesar Salad Slaw, a unique twist on a shrimp taco and ready in under 20 minutes!
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Shrimp Scampi Tacos with Caesar Salad Slaw

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Late Summer Vegetable Enchilada Pie – A saucy, lasagna-like Mexican-American casserole layered with vegetables, tortillas, sauce and cheese.
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Late Summer Vegetable Enchilada Pie

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 Blackened Chicken over a flavorful chickpea salad with fresh corn, tomatoes, avocado and lime juice. A quick and easy weeknight dish!
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Blackened Chicken Fiesta Salad

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25 mins
Chilled Italian Shrimp Tortellini Pasta Salad is loaded with shrimp, perfect for dining al fresco!
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Chilled Italian Shrimp Tortellini Pasta Salad

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20 mins
I've been taking advantage of the tomatoes and basil overflowing from my garden with these simple French bread pizzas. Only 5 ingredients, less than 10 minutes to make! Have them for lunch or dinner paired with a side salad.
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French Bread Pizza Caprese

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Summer Corn, Tomato and Avocado Salad are delicious topped with a Buttermilk-Dijon Dressing, goes great with anything you're grilling!
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Summer Corn, Tomato and Avocado Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

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Cobb Salad in a Jar with Buttermilk Ranch is the perfect lunch recipe to make ahead and eat when you're on the go!
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Cobb Salad in a Jar with Buttermilk Ranch

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I swapped the bread for tomatoes in these quick and easy, low-carb stuffed tomato tuna melts made with tuna salad and melted cheddar. Perfect for lunch and a great way to use up those summer tomatoes!
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Tomato Tuna Melts

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Figs and Prosciutto, savory and sweet they're a match made in heaven! Add some fresh mozzarella, peppery arugula and balsamic dressing and this salad will make you swoon with every bite.
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Prosciutto, Mozzarella and Fig Salad with Arugula

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Peaches are so ripe and juicy right now, the perfect time to make this easy, delicious salad you can whip up in minutes!
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Peach Arugula Salad

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When you think of grilled vegetables, corn, eggplant, peppers and zucchini usually come to mind. But did you know you can make brussels sprouts on the grill too? They come out charred on the edges and make the perfect side to grilled steaks, pork or chicken.
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Grilled Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze

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32 mins
Cheeseburger Salad
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Cheeseburger Salad

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This creamy potato salad made with rainbow potatoes, celery, pickles, mustard and dill is lightened up using half mayonnaise, half yogurt. Perfect for picnics and backyard parties all summer long.
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Rainbow Potato Salad

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One of my favorite summer salad combinations is watermelon with feta, balsamic, red onion and arugula. It's so refreshing and light, and perfect to make in jars to take to the beach or park (I keep them chilled in cooler).
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Watermelon Feta Arugula Salad in Jars

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If you're lucky enough to get your hands on some fresh white fish such as Fluke, Flounder, Halibut, etc., this easy skillet recipe is a must. Takes less than 10 minutes to make and tastes so good!
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Fish with Tomato Sauce, White Wine and Capers

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This Watermelon, Jicama and Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing for a hot summer day. A great side for just about anything you put on the grill!
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Watermelon, Jicama and Cucumber Salad

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15 mins