It’s finally officially summer and we couldn’t be more excited.Not that we don’t love all the seasons of the year..but summer is arguably our not-so-secret favorite (if not for the fresh produce alone). Since it’s just around the corner, and you know what that means—we’re going to start trying to take ALL our meals outside. This means tons of hamburgers, hot dogs, and grilled meat, of course, but that’s not all. As every true grill-master master knows, it’s not enough to just have the perfect proteins. You’ve got to fill out your meal with perfect side dishes and salads too. And with fresh fruit and greens, summer is a fantastic season for salads. Check out our 80 summer salad recipes for ideas you can make all season long.

When it comes to summertime, the word “salad” isn’t so cut and dry. It means leafy greens, sure, but also potato salads, pasta salads, and bean and corn salads too. We’ve got tons of options for them all here, from the classic to the somewhat unusual. For example, we’ve got your classic fruit salad (with a killer honey-lime dressing), but also a kitschy coconut and Cool Whip ambrosia salad if you wanna get weirder. We’ve included our solid macaroni salad recipe, as well as tons of more creative options, like our cowboy pasta salad, our Thai peanut chicken pasta salad, or our Greek orzo salad. We’ve got our classic potato salad that’ll fit in on any summertime spread here, as well as some wilder ones if you want your dish to stand out (in the best way) at the potluck. Check out our tzatziki potato salad, our watermelon Caprese, or our gnocchi antipasto salad to see what we mean.

You could also go with a simple spinach or arugula salad, or jazz them up, like in our strawberry spinach salad, our grilled steak salad, or our chicken-avocado Caprese salad. The other great thing about a summer salad? They’re RIPE for a mashup. Take our jalapeño popper potato salad, our Cobb egg salad, our lobster roll pasta salad, or our pot sticker panzanella—they all combine two delicious recipes into one new fave.

Want more summertime inspiration? Check out our top summer dinner ideas, our best summer cocktails, and our fave summer BBQ sides too.

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We’ve all heard the adage, “chicken is “what’s for dinner”… We say that’s especially true come summertime. Chicken pairs perfectly with all our favorite summer veggies, like summer squash and tomatoes; takes to all our favorite warm-weather cooking techniques, like grilling and air frying; and makes for some of the best potluck dishes for picnics and BBQs. Check out our 75 summer chicken recipes for ideas—from mains to sides, they’re ALL winners.

Did you know you can shop for all the ingredients for these recipes with the click of a button? Look for the Shop With Instacart button and simply click, shop, and wait for your delivery to arrive. Dinner truly made easier.

When it’s hot out, we love getting out of our warm kitchens and into the great outdoors, and we’re taking chicken with us. You can turn it into a super-easy weeknight dinner on the grill with our paella-inspired party packs, our cilantro-lime chicken skewers, or our grilled Persian chicken. It’s also great for celebratory dinners (for Memorial Day or Father’s Day, maybe?)—check out our tequila-lime chicken thighs, our pineapple teriyaki chicken (served in a pineapple), or our brick chicken recipes; they’re sure to impress. You could also turn them into surefire summer party crowd-pleasers, like our curried chicken salad, chicken pasta salad, or our sheet-pan green chile chicken nachos.

We wait all year for our favorite summer fruits and veggies, so we take advantage of them as often as we can when they’re in season. That means if we’re serving chicken, it’s getting paired with all our faves, like bell peppers, zucchini, and corn. Check out our elote (Mexican street corn) tacos, our chicken chowder zucchini boats, and our honey mustard chicken, tomato & zucchini foil packs for ideas. One of our favorite tricks? If you’ve got a favorite winter or fall chicken recipes, summer-fy it by adding some grilled veggies or juicy summer fruit—you never know, you might discover a new favorite!

Want more summertime inspiration? Check out our ultimate grilling recipes, our fave summer salads, and our top summer desserts too.

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Though I have admitted recently to being a little sick of summer, I’m not a complete monster. I know I’ll be sad when many of my favorite warm weather fruits and veggies—peaches! tomatoes! zucchini!—become less readily available, particularly because we created and updated some especially GORGEOUS recipes this year (I mean, just look at our blackberry-peach salad😍). To celebrate them and say goodbye to summer right, I’m making these 23 dinners, drinks, sides, and more one last time. They’re all pretty easy (much of the glory of summer produce is how it pretty much does the work for you), and are wonderful whether you enjoy them solo on a weeknight or serve them to friends at a end-of-summer dinner party. Best part? They’re all pretty versatile, so use whatever produce you over-bought at the farmer’s market or that grew rampant in your backyard garden to make them.

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Summer’s quickly slipping away, don’t let its long hot days pass by without taking full advantage! This means lots of picnics, BBQs, and days at the beach, as well as making sure that even your mundane weeknight dinners are as summery as possible. We think there are a few must-haves to make a perfect summer meal: one, it’s gotta be quick and easy to make, and two, it’s gotta showcase all the best summer ingredients, from fruits and veggies to seafood. These 90 summer dinner recipes hit the mark.

When it’s hot out, the last thing you want to do is spend more time in a balmy kitchen. To help keep you cool, we’ve included a ton of recipes that use only one pot or pan (it isn’t fun to do lots of dishes in the summer either), and some that skip the oven altogether. Try our egg roll bowls, our summer bowtie pasta & chicken sausage skillet, our Peruvian-style chicken with green sauce, and more—they’re all super quick to come together, so you can spend more time enjoying the sunshine. Of course, it’s not summer if you’re not grilling as many of your meals as possible. That means burgers, hot dogs, and grilled vegetables, but also tons of other creative options too, like our grilled pizza, our grilled cod with romesco sauce, our grilled chicken salad, or our grilled pork tenderloin.

Nothing tastes better than a ripe, in-season piece of produce, and that’s never more true than during the summer. Tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and fruit like pineapples and peaches are truly mind-blowing this time of year, so we’ve highlighted some recipes to showcase their deliciousness. Looking for something protein heavy to fuel all your summer fun? The sweet-savory flavor combinations in our peach balsamic grilled chicken, our jerk shrimp & pineapple bowls, or our strawberry jalapeño chicken are just the thing. Looking for a pasta dish that’ll please the whole family? Try our mac & cheese zucchini boats, our caramelized lemon & zucchini pasta, our creamy corn pasta, or our cherry tomato pasta.

For more ways to avoid your kitchen this summer, check out our Instant Pot and air fryer dinner ideas, as well as our favorite weeknight dinners on the grill (including foil packs!). And don’t forget about summer cocktails and summer desserts too.

Want to be called the king of the BBQ, the master of the grill, the backyard hostess with the mostest? Achieve holiday greatness this Memorial Day with all our favorite grilling and picnic recipes. Our trick for really taking your celebration to the next level? Don’t forget the sides and salads! We’ve all been there, paying too much attention to our hamburger meat and hot dog buns, and not enough to what other options our guests will have to eat. This year, do things differently—check out our list of 33 Memorial Day salads for ideas.

The best way to make a salad in the summer is to simply rely on the bounty of produce available. During the warm weather months, that means greens like arugula and baby romaine, herbs like basil and mint, and fruit and vegetables like tomatoes, peaches, and corn.

We’ve highlighted a number of those in these bright and fresh salad recipes: Try our Greek salad, our grilled corn salad, or our broccoli salad if you’re looking for something fresh without a ton of greens, or our tomato salad or our strawberry spinach salad if you’re all about them. Are you the type of person who’s really only into a salad as a vehicle for delicious dressing or a perfect protein? We feel ya. Our grilled steak salad, our grilled romaine wedge, or our chicken Caesar pasta salad are for you.

Speaking of, it’s not ALL leafy greens either. Warm weather is the perfect excuse for potato, pasta, and bean salads that’ll help add something cool and creamy to your BBQ spread. One way to keep things fresh is to add unexpected flavors to your standby recipes. Here we’ve got a tzatziki potato salad, a Thai peanut chicken pasta salad, a gnocchi antipasto salad, and a Tuscan tortellini salad that do just that. Feel free to play around with you and your family’s own preferred flavors too. You might just discover a new favorite.

Don’t stop at Memorial Day—you can make these salads all summer long. For more summertime inspiration, check out our favorite summer side dishes, summer desserts, and summer dinners too.

Craving a juicy cheeseburger but not the mandatory nap that comes with it? This cheesy, saucy, veggie-packed burger bowl is your solution. To make this easy bowl, I skip the carb-coma-inducing potato bun and swap it for a bed of fresh romaine lettuce topped with everything you’d find on a classic American diner cheeseburger—tangy dill pickles, thinly sliced red onion, juicy tomatoes, smoky bacon, cheddar cheesy ground beef, a drizzle of burger sauce, and of course a few golden crispy fries. These bowls are just as versatile as an actual burger, meaning the sky is truly the limit when it comes to toppings. You can mix and match just like you would for your favorite take out burger meal. Keep reading for tips on how to swap out each ingredient.

Ground beef – Instead of the classic burger meat, try ground turkey, ground chicken, or even your favorite plant-based meat.

Cheddar cheese – Almost any of your favorite cheeses will work here. Try a spicy pepper Jack, crumbled blue cheese, nutty shredded Swiss, or even a slice of classic American. Stick with softer cheeses to make sure you get all of the melty goodness you deserve.

Bacon – I love the added smokiness and meatiness from bacon, but feel free switch it up with chopped pancetta, crumbled chorizo, or even sautéed mushrooms.

Romaine Lettuce – Just like with any bowl, you can get a whole new meal by simply switching up the base. Try peppery arugula, chopped kale, or even shredded cabbage for the base of your burger bowl.

Cherry Tomatoes – Cherry tomatoes are especially awesome in the summertime, but you can really use any tomato variety you want. If you’re not a fan of tomatoes, swap them for something equally refreshing like fresh cucumber or bell pepper.

Red Onion – I left these raw for extra texture and oniony bite, but you can swap these with caramelized yellow onion, scallions, or shallots for a more mild onion flavor.

Dill Pickles – Pickles are all about the briny tang so you can really experiment here. Of course there are bread and butter pickles, but you can also try pickled jalapeños for extra heat or pickled onions for a little extra sweetness.

French Fries – Use your favorite freezer-aisle crispy starch! Tots, sweet potato fries, or even onion rings would be a genius swap.

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When it comes to dining al fresco, a picnic at the beach is perhaps our favorite way to do it. We don’t know quite why this is true, but food eaten near the ocean always just tastes so much better? It’s easy to see how the salt, sand, and sun from a day at the beach can make you work up quite the appetite. But you shouldn’t have to compromise on what you bring along in the cooler, or lose your prime spot to head to the snack bar. No need to sweat, though; these 25 packable recipes for your beach cooler will keep you well-fed all day long (and go perfectly well with a cheeky beach cocktail too!).

Packing food for the beach can be a little tricky, though. After all, you’ve got a bunch of different factors to consider with beach foods like the heat, cooler space, whether you actually feel like packing utensils, and sand, which has the amazing ability to end up, well, everywhere. Wraps, like our turkey lavash wraps or our buffalo chicken nugget burritos, are our go-to sandwiches for packing for the beach since they are so easy to eat, without getting sand where you don’t want it. We also love freezing Prosecco grapes for a cheeky afternoon treat, mixing up a non-mayo based pasta salad, and packing plenty of snacks, like our sushi popcorn. Packing them all securely in your favorite sturdy food containers (rather than plastic bags) will help keep your snacks safe and sound, too.

We are never too far from anything sweet, and your beach day should be no different. Brownies and blondies (especially our brown sugar Pop-Tart blondies) are great packable desserts, since there’s no risk of melting and they don’t need to be chilled. Whatever you choose, we have tons of easy cooler hacks to help you keep you (and your beach foods) cool all day long.

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Burgers and fries might be a culinary power couple, but if you’re already using the grill for burgers, you can’t go wrong with these grilled potatoes. Cooked until lightly charred, and drizzled with a bright green herb sauce, these simple spuds will make you wish every night was a cook-out.

While these potatoes are great on their own, I highly recommend drizzling them with this bright, herbaceous sauce. Inspired by Italian salsa verde, it provides a great contrast to the potato’s smoky meatiness—plus it comes together in just a few minutes in the food processor. If you have leftover sauce, it’s also great spooned over steak or chicken or served with raw veggies.

How To Make Grilled Potatoes

Unlike more delicate vegetables such as asparagus, zucchini, or eggplant, potatoes are too dense to cook completely from raw on the grill. Boiling them in salted water before grilling jump-starts the cooking, ensuring that they reach perfect tenderness in the same amount of time it takes them to char on the grill. While I experimented with parcooking in the microwave, I found that the salted water was key to ensuring the potatoes were seasoned from the inside out. Potatoes that were microwaved tasted noticeably flatter, no matter how much salt I sprinkled on after the fact. Turns out sometimes you just can’t shortcut flavor!

INGREDIENTS

• Yukon Gold Potatoes: These all-purpose potatoes are ideal, since their moderately waxy texture helps prevent them from falling apart on the grill.
• Kosher Salt: I prefer to use Diamond Crystal kosher salt, since the size of the granules make it easier to season evenly without overseasoning. If you have Morton, I recommend using about the half the amount called for in the recipe.
• Basil: Fresh finely chopped basil forms the backbone of the herby green sauce that accompanies the potatoes. Pack the basil tightly into the cup when you measure it—you don’t want to skimp on it!
• Parsley: Make sure to pick the parsley leaves off the stems before adding to the food processor. Unlike cilantro stems, which have tons of flavor, parsley stems are NOT delicious.
• Garlic: A bit of fresh garlic sharpens the fresh, herby sauce. Roughly chopping the clove before adding it to the food processor will ensure it breaks down fully in the sauce.
• White Wine Vinegar: The delicate acidity of white wine vinegar adds the perfect amount of zing to the herb sauce. If you don’t have white wine vinegar, you can also use apple cider.
• Capers: These add brininess and also a bit of zing to the sauce. I love the tiny capers, labeled “non-pareil,” but any size caper will work great.
• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: Since most of this oil is going into the herb sauce, it’s especially important to use an olive oil you love the flavor of. If you don’t like it on its own, you won’t like it when it’s in the sauce.

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Healthy eating has had a bad rap as lacking flavor and inspiration for far too long. Here at Delish, we take this rumor personally. For Team Delish, eating healthy means maximizing variety, and we’ve got tons of healthy versions of your chicken favorites (lightened-up chicken Parm, anyone?), plus salads, lettuce wraps, sandwiches, and more. We know health looks different to different people, so we’ve included options for every diet, like low-carb, paleo, low-oil, and keto. Whether you’re reaching for chicken breasts, thighs (the favorite cut of the Delish kitchen), or a whole bird, the options are endless.

Let’s go back to that boring, plain piece of chicken breast for a minute. On its own, chicken can be a great healthy choice—it’s full of lean protein, amino acids (including serotonin-boosting tryptophan), and is a great alternative to red meat. No matter how good it is for you though, it doesn’t matter if you never want to eat it. Trust us—all it takes is some spices, sauces, and a bit of prep to make chicken dishes that’ll stand up to even the most decadent of options. Try adding different spices, like the taco seasoning in our chicken fajitas; extra-flavorful sauces, like in our sheet-pan harissa chicken & sweet potatoes or our goddess bowls; or replacing ingredients you’re avoiding with others, like in our keto fried chicken (breaded with pork rinds), our one-pan coconut-lime chicken (dairy-free!), or our chicken Alfredo spaghetti squash (no noodles, no problem).

And we can’t overlook our air fryer—it’s hands down the best kitchen appliance to invest in if you’re trying to cut down on oil in your kitchen. We’ve included some of our favorite air fryer chicken recipes here—like our orange chicken, crispy chicken sandwich, and garlic-Parmesan chicken skewers—but feel free to explore all the (100+!) other things you can make in one too.

Want more healthy meal inspiration? Check out our favorite healthy breakfasts, packed lunches, and low-calorie desserts too.

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