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30 Healthy Summer Recipes

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The weather is heating up and we have 30 delicious healthy summer recipes for you to try. Packed with light, fresh and vibrant seasonal ingredients, many of these are great for feeding a crowd or serving up at a BBQ. From summer salad recipes to grilled meat and fish to refreshing summer drink recipes - we have it all!

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These summer recipes make the most of seasonal produce and they are delicious and nutritious at the same time. Perfect for eating outside, they are fuss-free recipes that you can make when it's too hot to spend a long time in the kitchen. Easy to adapt to make vegan or vegetarian and lots of different ways to add plenty of vegetables. Here are our favourite healthy summer recipes.

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Salads

Salads are the perfect meal for summer. Whether as an appetizer, main or side dish, there is so much that can be done with a salad, with different dressings and ingredients! Check out these summer salad recipes below.

BBQ Chicken Salad
This BBQ Chicken Salad is simple, delicious and comes together in minutes – a wonderful summer salad bowl!
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Grilled Peach Salad
Fresh and juicy peach slices grilled to perfection to bring our their sweetness, served on a bed of greens with creamy corn and feta.
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Kale, Feta and Watermelon Salad
This Kale, Feta and Watermelon Salad is refreshing, super simple and packed full of all the good stuff. With its sweet and salty combination, it's the perfect side dish for your next BBQ.
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Greek Pasta Salad
Make this vegetable packed Greek Pasta Salad that’s a real crowd pleaser, so easy to make and basically summer in a bowl. The perfect salad to pack and take to work too.
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Roasted Vegetsable Couscous Salad
This Mediterranean inspired couscous salad is packed with crunchy roasted vegetables, a light and citrusy dressing and then topped with a hit of salty feta and olives.
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Main dishes

Pizzas, pastas and tacos, along with many other great summer dinner recipes are all below.

Greek Pizza
Fusion food is all the rage at the moment and we have taken our favourite Greek flavours and put them on a pizza. What could be better than that? Italian and Greek combine to make a Greek Pizza.
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Salmon Tacos with Avocado Cream
This is possibly one of the best Mexican dishes I have made and the best thing about it is that it is so simple and it is ready in less than 15 minutes.
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Greek Chicken Skewers
Bursting with lemon, garlic and oregano flavours, yet low in calories, these Greek Chicken Skewers are a real crowd pleaser!
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Vegetable and Halloumi Kebabs
No BBQ or summer party should be complete without some kind of halloumi dish and these Vegetable and Halloumi Kebabs are our favourite way to serve them.
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Easy Fish Tacos
These fish tacos are light, colourful, packed full of flavour and just enough spice to get your taste buds tingling.
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Creamy Lemon Pasta
Just 15 minutes is all it takes to get this light and creamy Lemon Pasta dish on the table. Bursting with zesty spring flavour, it packs a veggie punch too.
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Creamy Dill Salmon
Salmon and dill are a match made in heaven and our Creamy Dill Salmon might just be the best salmon recipe we have ever made.
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Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken
This Balsamic Chicken is a fresh and light slow cooker dish that is perfect for a summer evening. Juicy tomatoes and chicken in an easy balsamic sauce.
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Tomato Basil Pasta
Tomato and basil is a perfect flavour combination and it works so well in this light and delicious Tomato Basil Pasta. Ready in under 15 minutes.
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Cherry Tomato Pasta
Pasta recipes don't get much easier than this Cherry Tomato Pasta. Just 7 ingredients and ready in under 15 minutes.
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Honey Lime Chicken
This Honey and Lime Chicken is a quick and easy way to add some flavour and it is a must on any BBQ this summer.
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Grilled Chicken Tacos
These Grilled Chicken Tacos are healthy and light, and the perfect base to add on loads of extra toppings to create a taco that will suit everyone's taste!
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Side dishes

Every meal needs something to go with it and below you will find a great selection of summer side dish recipes.

Greek Potatoes
There are roast potatoes, and then there are roast Greek Potatoes. Delicious Cornish New Potatoes coated in olive oil, lemon juice and greek herbs and baked to perfection before getting a sprinkling of feta and fresh thyme.
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Cucumber Dill Salad
If you're looking for a light and healthy side dish to accompany your meals - this Cucumber Dill Salad is it. This will be a staple at BBQs and picnics.
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Easy Greek Rice
Greek Rice is an easy, light and fresh side dish that is ready in under 30 minutes. Perfect with grilled chicken or fish, and a delicious addition to a BBQ.
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Pineapple Salsa
What do you get when you cross salsa with a fruit salad? Grilled Pineapple Salsa! A zesty and fresh chunky salsa that can be added to so many different meals.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
You can serve these Roasted Cherry Tomatoes on bread with mozzarella, or use them as a pizza topping or stirred in to pasta. A great way to use up tomatoes with very little effort, but maximum flavour.
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Mediterranean Potato Salad
Olives, sundried tomatoes, lemon juice, feta and a ton of herbs. This Mediterranean Potato Salad has it all.
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Desserts

Why not finish your meal with some delicious desserts? These healthy summer dessert recipes will satisfy even the sweetest tooth.

Easy 5 Minute Healthy Frozen Yogurt
Keep yourself cool this summer by making some easy Healthy Frozen Yogurt. Just 4 ingredients and its ready in 5 minutes!
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Watermelon Fruit Pizza
This Watermelon Fruit Pizza is basically a giant slice of summer. Loaded with colourful berries, some creamy yoghurt, crunchy nuts and a drizzle of chocolate, it's an easy dessert to feed a crowd on a hot day.
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How To Make A Smoothie Bowl
Smoothies bowls are a great way to get fruit in to your diet, and there are so many different flavour combinations, that you can never get bored.
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Avocado Chocolate Pudding
Avocado Chocolate Pudding is a light, dairy free dessert that is ready in less than 5 minutes. A super creamy chocolate pudding that is made with avocados.
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Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Honey
Grilling peaches really brings out the flavour and are a perfect light dessert. These Grilled Peaches use only 4 ingredients and ready in under 10 minute
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Drinks

Here are some great summer drink recipes to help start your day, cool you down or just enjoy with your meal.

Peach Smoothie
This easy Peach Smoothie is a creamy and delicious way to start your day, or a great summer snack that makes good use of fresh and juicy peaches.
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Peach Iced Tea
A light and refreshing peach iced tea to cool you during those warm summer months. Simple to make and loved by all.
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Raspberry and Mint Water
You don't just have to stay hydrated with plain water. Try this fruity SodaStream Raspberry and Mint Water that will keep you hydrated through summer and is great for serving up at parties.

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  1. Beth

    These recipes look so delicious and perfect for summer! I'm so excited to try some of these recipes. My family is going to love trying these!

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  2. Michelle

    Such a great round up of recipes to try for the summer! That raspberry mint water is gonna be on repeat for me!

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  3. Toni

    Thank you so much for these amazing list! I would love to try all these!

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  4. Pam

    I've got a ton of peaches so I'm going through these recipes and make all the ones with peaches first!

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  5. Amanda Dixon

    These all look so refreshing for summer, especially those salads! I think I'll start with that watermelon salad and make my way through the list.

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  6. Claudia Lamascolo

    I love all in one place roundups like this one, now I just need to scroll through all those salads I am looking for new ideas thanks!

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  7. Danielle Wolter

    This is such an awesome list of recipe! I especially can't wait to make the grilled peach salad - especially since I have a ton of fresh peaches!

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  8. Kechi

    Such a resourceful collection of fresh, light and lovely recipes! I hope to try a couple of these! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Lauren

    Such an awesome round up just in time for summer!

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  10. Sandhya

    What a wonderful collection of Summer recipes. I would love to make Pineapple Salsa and Greek Rice for the BBQ weekend.

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