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Flavorful Summer Recipes

Bring on all the grilling recipes because summer is officially here! Fire up the grill with mouthwatering flavors, fresh ingredients and a touch of smoky aroma.

From marinated chicken shawarma skewers to grilled pizzas and everything in between, you'll find delicious summer recipes that everyone will love! And while the grill is going, whip up a refreshing Mediterranean watermelon salad for the ultimate summer dinner!

And if you're not in the mood to cook over heat at all, try these no-cook recipes vegetarian rice paper rolls and loaded hummus with all the toppings!

Grilling Season

  • Shish Tawook (Grilled Chicken Skewers)
  • Grilled panzanella salad combines grilled peppers and onions with sweet cherry tomatoes and grilled bread and tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette.
    Grilled Panzanella Salad
  • It's Time to Grill Your Pizza
  • No mayo potato salad with grilled asparagus, capers and dressed in a bright vinaigrette.
    Grilled Potato Salad (No Mayo)
  • Grilled chicken shawarma kebabs are served on top of hummus and saffron rice.
    Chicken Shawarma Skewers
  • Turkish Kofta Kebab (Grilled Beef and Lamb Skewers)
  • Grilled pineapple pico de gallo with tortilla chips.
    Grilled Pineapple Pico de Gallo
  • Grilled Tomahawk Steak with Chimichurri Compound Butter

Fresh Salads

  • Healthy Greek salmon salad with fresh dill and mint.
    Greek Salmon Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
  • Pearled couscous with colorful roasted vegetables.
    Israeli Couscous Salad with Roasted Vegetables
  • Julia Child's Salad Nicoise
  • Greek quinoa salad with chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, artichoke hearts, olives and cubes of feta cheese. The quinoa salad is tossed with a lemon vinaigrette and fresh mint and fresh dill.
    Greek Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas and Lemon Vinaigrette
  • This salmon shawarma salad is full of bold flavors with a spiced salmon filet on top of bright greens.
    Salmon Shawarma Salad
  • Serve the kale cranberry salad on a platter with crumbled feta cheese and apples.
    Kale Salad with Cranberries, Apples and Feta
  • Burrata Caprese with Herb Oil
  • Arugula salad with shaved parmesan and chopped pear.
    Arugula Pear Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette

No-Cook Recipes

  • Mediterranean Watermelon Salad
  • Lebanese tabbouleh salad topped with fresh lemon and green onions.
    Lebanese Tabbouleh Salad
  • Tomato and mango pico de gallo served with tortilla chips.
    Fresh Mango Pico de Gallo
  • Vegan rice paper rolls with peanut sauce.
    Vegetable Rice Paper Rolls (Fresh Spring Rolls)
  • This colorful summer fruit caprese salad is arranged in a wide bowl and is full of sliced peaches and nectarines, quartered strawberries and sweet orange cherry tomatoes. The caprese salad is topped with roughly torn fresh mozzarella cheese, basil leaves and a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.
    Summer Fruit Caprese Salad
  • Chopped Kale and Chickpea Salad with Creamy Tahini Dressing
  • Loaded Hummus
  • Learn to make a colorful and flavorful vegetarian mezze platter with all the Mediterranean favorites, including stuffed grape leaves, hummus and fresh fruit and vegetables.
    Vegetarian Mezze Platter

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Mediterranean Favorites

  • Greek shrimp saganaki recipe with feta in a rich tomato sauce.
    Greek Shrimp Saganaki
  • Pearled couscous with colorful roasted vegetables.
    Israeli Couscous Salad with Roasted Vegetables
  • One pot Dutch oven chicken thighs are cooked with rice and chickpeas and seasoned with lemon and cumin.
    One Pot Chicken and Rice with Lemon and Chickpeas
  • Easy and creamy homemade hummus is garnished with olive oil and sprinkle of paprika on top.
    Creamy Homemade Hummus
  • Greek quinoa salad with chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, chopped cucumbers, artichoke hearts, olives and cubes of feta cheese. The quinoa salad is tossed with a lemon vinaigrette and fresh mint and fresh dill.
    Greek Quinoa Salad with Chickpeas and Lemon Vinaigrette
  • Roasted chicken with turmeric, fennel and citrus.
    Roast Chicken with Fennel and Citrus
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