Favorite summer dinner party dishes
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Spam with with your favorite summer dinner party recipes/ideas. We finally have a house with a yard and want to have regular backyard dinners for groups of friends since we love to entertain.
In a rut with our usual recipes so send ideas for things that are generally crowd pleasers. |
Anonymous
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Trisha Yearwood’s baked beans
Sugar snap peas with goat cheese and mint Old fashioned potato salad (yellow mustard, relish, egg) |
Anonymous
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Cold couscous based salads, there's a good one with pistachios and dried apricots.
Flank steak- marinate for a day and throw on the grill in a large piece, then slice. Kebabs- make yourself or purchase at Whole Foods. panzanella, Italian bread salad with fresh tomatoes Zucchini gratin orzo pasta salad with shrimp |
Anonymous
| You know what I've found people love? Melon balls. It's messy and time consuming to ball the melon, but people are SO excited about eating melon in the shape of a ball. |
Anonymous
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Watermelon feta salad
Cold spicy sesame peanut noodles Tofu lettuce wraps Every summer I make a big batch of watermelon rind chutney and it's so good with cheese, kebabs, paneer, halloumi, chicken, etc. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/watermelon-rind-chutney-109655 |
Anonymous
| Also chilled corn soup |
Anonymous
| cedar plank salmon |
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You really can’t beat fresh mozzarella with tomatoes and basil leaves. Drizzle with balsamic. I’m not a fan of tomatoes so i also serve some with cucumber instead of tomato.
Corn on the cob is always a hit. We also love fresh homemade cole slaw. We cheat and use a pre shredded bag of Cole slaw mix and just make a fresh dressing. So much better than anything store bought and the perfect contrast to grilled meats. |
Anonymous
| Watermelon agua fresca on a hot day can't be beat. |
Anonymous
| Gazpacho, corn on the cob and watermelon. |
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Salad made with arugula, thinly sliced fennel, grapefruit pieces , toasted cumin seeds, lemon vinaigrette
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Oh yum! Thanks for link. |
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lemon basil noodles
grilled fruit grilled veggies (we like zucchini & tomatoes) baked pineapple |
Anonymous
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Stone Fruit and Burrata Salad
Grilled Panzanella Salad https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/grilled-panzanella-recipe-1943466 Watermelon or Strawberry Granita with Cream |
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Ina' Garten's french potato salad is so good!
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