What to Make This July: 31 Must-Make Summer Recipes

HOLD UP. It’s already July?

I feel like this past weekend was the first real weekend of summer weather, so I’m really struggling to accept that the 4th is this week and wait, what, it’s almost September already?

SLOW DOWN, SUMMER. I haven’t even gone to the beach yet and I have 3,592 recipes I want to make before the season ends.

Like, for real though. Blueberry pie! All the ice cream! Grilled pizzas! Frozen treats! Endless zucchini! Ten thousand pounds of kimchi! All the salads! So much fresh pesto! I want to make it all.

So, to help get this process moving along, I’ve rounded up 31 summer recipes that you NEED to make this July. Like, cancel all other plans that don’t involve the beach or lounging in the backyard, and get yourself to the grocery store so you can get cooking. I promise very few of them actually require you to turn on your oven for long, or to spend much time sweating in the kitchen. These are summer recipes, after all!

If you make any of the recipes below, be sure to leave a comment letting me know how they turn out, or take a picture of your creations and share them with me on Instagram so I can see!

XO,

Chelsea

Alllllll The Salads

Crunchy Buffalo Cauliflower Salad with Barbecue Ranch

Barley Salad with Grilled Eggplant, Feta, and Mint

Crunchy Buffalo Cauliflower Salad with BBQ Ranch

Feta Pesto Pasta Salad with Arugula and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Greek Salad Flatbread

Peach, Pecan, & Blue Cheese Kale Salad

Pesto Caprese Farro Salad

Radicchio Salad with Pecorino and Hazelnuts

Thai Kale Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing

Watermelon + Feta Salad with Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

White Bean Tortellini Pasta Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

No-Bake Desserts

No Bake Salted Almond Butter Bites

Banana Cream Pie with Oatmeal Cookie Crust

Creamy No-Bake Avocado Lime Tart

Frozen Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Hemp-Infused Fudgesicles with 2-Ingredient Magic Shell

No Churn Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream

No Bake Salted Almond Brownie Bites

No Bake Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cups

No-Bake Chocolate Cream Pie

Peanut Butter Oatmeal S’mores Cookie Pie

Toasted Marshmallow Coconut Milk S’mores Ice Cream

Zucchini Everything

Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Double Chocolate Zucchini Cookies

Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Whole Wheat Zucchini Pancakes

Zucchini Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Summery Drinks

2 Ingredient Watermelon Limeade

2-Ingredient Watermelon Limeade

Blackberry Kombucha Gin Fizz

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee + Vanilla Cold Brew Ice Cream Latte

My Go-To Green Smoothie

Raspberry Peach Rosé Sangria

Watermelon Jalapeno Margaritas

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