25 fun, wholesome recipes to make this Memorial Day, including fruit-filled drinks, veggie-loaded salads and mains, the perfect snacks and apps, and nutrient dense desserts!
Warm weather is finally here and I seriously couldn’t be more excited! After a long, gloomy, cold, rainy spring these sunny days are giving me LIFE! I’m so ready for long walks in the woods, days at the beach, grilling dinner outside, and trips out to our favorite farms to stock the chest freezer with local produce for the fall and winter ahead.
And, of course, Memorial Day is the unofficial kick-off of summer, so I figured it was perfect timing to share some of my go-to recipes for brining to backyard barbecues, picnics, potlucks, and the like. These recipes are all easy to make, packed with wholesome ingredients, and total crowd-pleasers that you can try out this weekend and then use all summer long!
Dust off that patio furniture and let’s celebrate the arrival of summer!
Summery Drinks
Watermelon Jalapeno Margaritas
Easy Apps & Snacks
The Best (Vegan) Salsa con Queso
Garlicky Everything Bagel Hummus
Cornmeal Crusted Goat Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
Veggie-Powered Salads & Mains
Roasted Green Bean & Potato Salad
Strawberry Avocado & Goat Cheese Salad
Feta Pesto Pasta Salad with Arugula and Sun Dried Tomatoes
Purple Cabbage & Apple Slaw with Lemon Vinaigrette
Thai Kale Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing
White Bean Tortellini Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Grillable BBQ Black Bean Veggie Burgers
Greek Chickpea + Feta Veggie Burgers
Crowd-Pleasing Desserts
Peanut Butter Fudge Cereal Bars
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Smore’s Cookie Pie
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Sunflower Seed Butter Cookies
Flourless Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Coconut Oil Chocolate Chunk Blondies
If you make any of these recipes, be sure to leave a comment below letting me know how they turned out, or take a picture of your Memorial Day spread and share it with me on Instagram so I can see!!
XO,
Chelsea