TOP 10 Summer Main Dish Recipes
Beat The Heat with These Quick and Easy Summer Dinner Recipes
1. No-Fry Sheet-Pan Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients for No-Fry Sheet-Pan Eggplant Parmesan:
4 tbsp Olive oil
2 large Garlic clove
1 (28-oz) Can crushed tomatoes
¼ tsp Red pepper
Salt
⅓ cup Basil
1 (about 1½ pounds) Eggplants
⅓ cup All-purpose flour
2 Eggs
¾ cup Bread crumbs
1 lb Mozzarella
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
2. 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese
Ingredients for 30 Minute Spicy Lentil Bolognese:
2 cups Lentils
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 cloves Garlic
½ medium Onion
1 (15 oz) can Tomatoes
1-2 Green chili
1 (15 oz) Can crushed tomatoes
¼ cup Parsley
½ cup Basil
¼ tsp Black pepper
½ tsp Dried oregano
1 pinch Smoked Paprika
¼ tsp Chili powder
¼ tsp Red chili powder
2 Zucchini
3. Peach and Prosciutto Pizza
Ingredients for Peach and Prosciutto Pizza:
1 (16 oz) Pizza dough
1½ medium fresh Peaches
3 oz Prosciutto
4 oz Ricotta cheese
5 oz fresh Mozzarella
2 oz Asiago cheese
1 cup Balsamic vinegar
¼ cup Honey
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 clove Garlic
⅓ cup packed fresh Basil
Salt
freshly ground Black pepper
All-purpose flour
4. Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup
Feel no guilt with this Russian inspired Okroshka, most commonly described as a light and cool, cold Summer soup. Using a sour cream base seasoned with salt and vinegar and filled with chopped dill, green onion and diced ham, cooked potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and cucumbers for some crunch. It’s absolutely…
Ingredients for Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup:
8 cups cold Water
⅓ cup Sour cream
3 tbsp White wine vinegar
2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Dill
½ cup Green onion
½ lb Ham
5 medium Potatoes
3 Eggs
4 Cucumbers
5. Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw
This Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw is an amazing recipe to add to your repertoire. It’s full of Asian ingredients like coconut cream, cilantro, lime and my all time favorite oil to cook with – sesame oil. Sesame oil is made from sesame seeds and it has a…
Ingredients for Seared Coconut-Lime Chicken with Snap Pea Slaw:
2 tbsp Sesame oil
1 tbsp Fresh ginger
3 tbsp Lime juice
Kosher Salt
Black pepper
10 oz Snap peas
2 oz Snow peas
2 Scallions
2 Chicken Breast
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Coconut cream
1/2 cup Cilantro
6. Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant
Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant. Sometimes the best things in life take that much more time and effort and that is the exact case with this delicious recipe. An extremely long name to an actually pretty simple recipe. Prepare your Mediterranean eggplant, homemade flatbread, shirazi salad and fry up…
Ingredients for Mediterranean Yogurt Flatbread with Crispy Eggplant:
FOR THE EGGPLANT:
1 large Eggplant
Kosher Salt
Olive oilFOR THE FLATBREAD:
1¼ cups All-purpose flour
1 cup Whole wheat flour
2 tsp Kosher Salt
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Sugar
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Plain yoghurt
Olive oilFOR THE SHIRAZI SALAD:
1 medium English cucumber
2 Plum tomato
¼ cup Red onion
1 Lemon
1 tbsp Fresh mint
1 tbsp Fresh dill
Kosher Salt
Black pepperFOR ASSEMBLING:
4 Large eggs
2 tbsp Olive oil
½ cup Labne
Tahini
Fresh dill
7. Chicken and Bulgur Salad with Peaches
This Chicken and Bulgur Salad With Peaches is one of my all time favorite salads. I love the charred flavor of the grilled chicken and how it combines with fresh juicy peaches and the slight nuttiness of the bulgur wheat. To make this salad I start by cooking the bulgur…
Ingredients for Chicken and Bulgur Salad with Peaches:
1 ⅓ cups Water
⅔ cup Bulgur
1 lb Chicken breast cutlets
1 tsp Kosher Salt
½ tsp Black pepper
4 cups Arugula
2 cups Cherry tomatoes
2 cups Peaches
3 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp Rice vinegar
8. Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry
This Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry is not only healthy, it is really simple to make too. It is jam-packed with amazing ingredients like mix greens, tomatoes, berries, toasted nuts, feta cheese and it is topped off with a delicious creamy yet healthy poppyseed dressing. …
Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry:
FOR THE HEALTHY POPPYSEED DRESSING:
½ cup Plain yogurt
1 tbsp Maple syrup
1 tsp Rice vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp Poppy seeds
1 tsp Onion powder
½ tsp Salt
Black pepperFOR THE GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST:
large Chicken Breast
1 tbsp Olive oil
½ Lemon
1 clove Garlic
1 tsp Dried oregano
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Black pepperFOR THE GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD:
Mixed greens
1 cup Raspberries
1 cup Grape tomatoes
¼ cup Feta cheese
½ cup Nuts
⅓ cup Red onion
9. Vegetarian Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant
I adore falafel and I adore eggplant, so you can imagine how much I love this Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant recipe! In my book, you can’t beat Middle Eastern cuisine for freshness and flavor. Falafel usually comes as a deep fried ball or patty of chickpeas and herbs – crunchy on the…
Ingredients for Vegetarian Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant:
FOR THE TAHINI SAUCE:
3 tbsp Water
2 tbsp Tahini
4 tsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Honey
1/2 tsp Cumin
1 clove GarlicFOR THE EGGPLANT:
2 (about 12 ounces each) Eggplants
3/4 tsp Kosher Salt
1/4 cup Onion
1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parsley
1 tbsp Tahini
2 tsp Olive oil
1 1/2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Ground coriander
1/4 tsp Black pepper
1/4 tsp Red pepper
2 Large eggs
2 cloves Garlic
1 (15-ounce) can ChickpeasFOR THE RELISH:
1 cup Tomatoes
1/2 cup Cucumber
1/2 cup Red onion
1/2 cup Parsley
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp Olive oil
10. Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice
Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice is a perfect dish to jump on the cauliflower rice train if you haven’t done it yet. Cauliflower rice is so popular now that you can buy it in almost every grocery store. Alternatively, you can easily make your own using a food processor. Before cooking, make sure to squeeze all the excess moisture from the cauliflower rice ….
Ingredients for Cheesy Chicken & Black Bean Cauli Rice:
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp Dried oregano
½ tsp Cumin
4 cups Cauliflower rice
Kosher Salt
Black pepper
1 tbsp Tomato paste
2 cups Rotisserie chicken
1 (15-oz) can Black beans
1 cup Corn kernels
1 cup Tomatoes
2 Jalapeño pepper
¼ cup Cilantro
1 cup Cheddar cheese
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese
1 Lime