Fun Cool Dish Ideas To Make For A Summer Gathering
Written by Diana - June 21, 2012 1 Comment
Summer is settling in and we’ve been experiencing the heat ahead of this first summer day. We all have days where you don’t want to turn on the oven – actually my oven is unused quite a bit in the summer, and instead make salads, grill out, do a lot of drinking and try to keep the heat out of the kitchen as best we are able. Here is a round up of Cookerati’s past posts that deal with cooking, entertaining and celebrating in the summer heat.
Enjoy!
First – we should start with Deb’s suggestions in Ten Things to Eat or Drink to Keep Cool on a Hot Summer Day.
No gathering is complete without deviled eggs.
If you are having a big celebration – I wrote this after my son’s birthday/graduation celebration that went off splendidly and it was 90 degrees out. – The Workings of a Successful Outdoor Summer Party.
Since it’s berry season, here are a few of our favorite berry dishes:
- Quinoa Berry Salad
- Berry Tossed Salad
- Stawberry Pie (no no baking if you use a prebaked pie shell – go ahead and cheat in the heat)
- Melon and Blackberry Fruit Salad - perfect with some mint simple syrup
Grilling – one of our favorite ways to keep the kitchen cool:
Salads – my family loves salads – they keep you cool, and can be either a side or main dish.
- Deb’s Four Top Salad Fails – don’t do these please.
- Cucumber Fennel Salad
- Grilled Turkey and Avocado Salad
- Orzo Asparagus and Garlic scapes in a garlic scape pesto – I won the culinary smackdown with this one.
Dips & Salsas -
- Robin’s Tangy Buttermilk Dressing – great for dipping your fresh veggies in.
- Corn Salsa
- Tomatillos To Salsa Verde – We love using our home grown tomatillos in salsa.
- Hummus Made with Fresh English Peas – Peas are in season right now.
We have a lot more than I’ve pulled out, but these are some of my favorites. Hopefully you can find something great to bring to your next gathering.
Related posts you might also like:
- Tomatillos to Salsa Verde
- Grill Once, Dine Twice
- Grilled Turkey and Avocado Salad
- 300 Big & Bold Barbecue & Grilling Recipes by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig
- Deb’s Top 4 Salad Fails
- Grilled Veggie Salad
- How Do You Like Your Corn on the Cob?
- Cold Chicken and Couscous Salad
- Grilled Chicken – Lots of Ways
- Berry Tossed Salad
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Juliana on June 25, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Diana, thanks for the idea…they are great…especially for the 4th of July party
Hope you have a great week ahead!