We're officially in summer even here in the high mountains above Lake Tahoe. It's easy to figure out what produce to eat this time of year, but I'm featuring recipes with corn, cucumbers, peaches, blueberries, and watermelon this month.
Any of these dishes are perfect all summer long and there are a few extra ideas for your table on the 4th of July.
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Any farmer's market you happen along this month will be filled with vendors with freshly harvested produce heaped on their tables. It's a time of year that it's hard to know what fruit or veggie to choose. Here are some ideas that feature corn, cucumbers, peaches, blueberries, and watermelon.
At the end of this post are some additional ideas for your 4th of July table.
🌽 Corn
15-Minute Easy Summer Corn Salad with Tomatoes
This easy corn and tomato salad uses fresh corn kernels, grape tomatoes, fresh basil and mint, lime juice, and olive oil. That's it! Serve it at BBQs, pot lucks, or take it on a picnic. It's also a great last-minute side dish to a weeknight dinner.
Healthy Gluten-Free Corn Fritters with Zucchini
These gluten-free corn fritters will be the best you've ever had. They're include zucchini, yellow squash, a little jalapeño pepper for just a touch of heat, and fresh herbs. These fritters are perfect topped with a kale, mango and avocado salad.
Cheesy Mexican Quinoa Casserole
This cheesy Mexican quinoa casserole is made healthy with quinoa and pumpkin seeds and eliminates the sour cream many similar recipes include. It's packed with protein from the quinoa, black beans and pumpkin seeds, making it a perfect main or side dish for the whole family.
🥒 Cucumbers
Chilled Cucumber Soup with Watercress
This chilled cucumber soup hits the spot on a hot summer day for lunch or a starter for a dinner party. Like many others, it includes yogurt plus buttermilk for a little tang, and adds fresh watercress. I top it with a summer salsa of tomatoes, avocado, cilantro and white onion.
Best ever non-traditional Greek salad with cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, red onion, kalamata olives, and feta cheese. This easy salad is dressed with a oregano vinaigrette.
Paneer Biryani with Cucumber Raita and Mint Chutney
Biryani is a well-spiced Indian dish, and although there are a lot of ingredients, there's very little work to do other than combine them. Serve it with a cucumber raita, green mint chutney, and naan for a complete meal.
🍑 Peaches
Grilled Peaches with Ginger a la Mode
Grilled peaches are dipped in a melted brown sugar-ginger-butter sauce and then grilled. This is an easy summer dessert after dinner and are best freshly warm from the grill topped with a crumbled ginger cookie and a scoop of ice cream.
Lazy Summer Peach Cake with Blueberries
This is the perfect, easy summer peach cake (or nectarine cake) for peach lovers. It's topped with fresh peaches or nectarines and blueberries. Party guests always want the recipe and it turns out perfect every single time, even for beginner bakers.
Foolproof step-by-step instructions plus tips for cooking a peach cobbler in an electric pressure cooker with a CrispLid. The recipe is written for 2 people, but can be expanded easily for 4.
🫐 Blueberries
These easy blueberry tartlets are layered with softened cream cheese, piled high with fresh blueberries, and drizzled with a blueberry glaze. You can make your own crust or buy on in the frozen cases at your grocery store. The post also includes directions for making this recipe one larger tart.
These bars are like little bites of cake topped with lemon curd, blueberries, and peaches. They're finished with a crumb topping.
This delicious scone loaf is layered like a pull-apart bread, and filled with streusel and blueberries, and laced with a lemon icing on top for a perfect brunch dish.
🍉 Watermelon
Watermelon and Peach Salsa with Cucumber
This watermelon salsa with peaches and cucumbers is kicked up with a little Serrano pepper for a refreshing summer side dish or topping.
Watermelon Salad with Feta Cheese
This watermelon and feta salad is topped with fresh basil and mint and dressed in a verjus vinaigrette for a super-easy summer salad.
Learn how to grill watermelon for an easy salad or a healthy dessert that the whole family will love. All you need are a few ingredients you may already have on hand! And you'll need my tips if you don't want your watermelon to be a mushy mess.
🇺🇸 DISHES for a 4th of JULY BBQ
Old Fashioned (Vegan) Baked Beans
Roasted Potato Salad with Lentils (No Mayo!)
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