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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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

15 mins
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

10 mins
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

15 mins
Sweet and spicy Korean-inspired Gochujang-Honey Glazed Shrimp Skewers are perfect for weeknight cooking because they take less than 10 minutes to cook.
2

Gochujang-Honey Glazed Shrimp Skewers

16 mins
Cucumbers with the seeds scooped out and filled with hummus, avocado, tomatoes, onion and sprouts. So refreshing, healthy and light! An easy low-carb, low-sodium, gluten-free alternative to bread.
4

Veggie Hummus Cucumber Boats

5 mins
Delicious and creamy chocolate cheesecake made lighter than traditional cheesecake with just FIVE ingredients, so easy! These are SO good you won't be able to have just one... but since they are mini, two are totally acceptable!
7

Five-Ingredient Chocolate Cheesecake Cups

3 hrs 35 mins
Egg and Quinoa Salad Jars
6

Protein Egg and Quinoa Salad Jars

25 mins
Grilled sirloin steak "flaco" tacos use lettuce wraps instead of tortillas! The steak is seasoned with cumin and spices, then grilled and sliced thin, along with guacamole and pico de gallo – low-carb and super delicious!
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Steak Taco Lettuce Wraps

30 mins
An EASY 15-minute dish you'll want to make all summer long! Fresh heads of romaine lettuce are split down the middle, grilled until slightly charred and smoky, along with fresh corn and skinless chicken thighs, then topped with tomatoes, onions, avocado and a simple salsa vinaigrette.
3

Grilled Romaine Salad with Chicken, Corn and Salsa Dressing

30 mins
These low-carb Veggie Lasagna Zucchini Boats are basically hollowed out zucchinis stuffed with a veggie lasagna filling and baked in the oven with marinara sauce and melted cheese – SO GOOD!
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Veggie Lasagna Zucchini Boats

1 hr
These quick and easy Spiralized Summer Roll Bowls with Hoisin Peanut Sauce made with spiralized carrots and cucumbers were inspired by my shrimp summer rolls. I wanted to take those yummy rolls (which can be a bit more time consuming) and turn them into a super-quick meal, less than 10 minutes!
3

Spiralized Summer Roll Bowls with Hoisin Peanut Sauce

10 mins
Grilled shrimp, corn, peppers and zucchini topped with fresh avocado and lime juice – an easy light salad you'll want to make all summer long.
2

Grilled Shrimp and Vegetable Bowl

20 mins
Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Chicken with Garlic Yogurt – an easy, grilled chicken version of the classic Turkish street food which is usually cooked on a rotating spit.
2

Grilled Chicken Shawarma

1 hr 25 mins
These garlic lime pork chops are so EASY to make, and only take 10 minutes to cook. I usually make them in my broiler but they are also great on the grill, they come out juicy and SO flavorful!
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Quick Garlic-Lime Marinated Pork Chops

30 mins
Rosemary Chicken Salad with Avocado and Bacon on a board
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Rosemary Chicken Salad with Avocado and Bacon

30 mins
This Grilled Balsamic Steak with Tomatoes and Arugula is an easy weeknight dinner solution –marinate the steak overnight with balsamic vinegar and fresh herbs, then fire up the grill and serve with a simple tossed arugula-tomato salad, on the table in less than 20 minutes!
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Grilled Balsamic Steak with Tomatoes and Arugula

2

North African Spiced Shrimp and Chickpea Salad

30 mins
1

Chicken with Roasted Tomato and Red Onion

20 mins
Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese is made with sauteed bite-sized chicken breast and grape tomatoes cooked with spiralized zucchini, fresh mozzarella and basil. An easy, low-carb 30-minute meal!
5

Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese

30 mins
This easy light summer salad, made with cucumbers, strawberries, almonds and fresh herbs is great alongside grilled chicken, fish or for a light lunch you can double the serving and add some goat cheese to the mix or serve it over quinoa for more protein.
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Strawberry Cucumber Salad

15 mins