Summer Recipes • The View from Great Island

Summer Main Dishes & Dinners

Tropical Hot Dog Bar ~ seven exotic condiments to take your next barbecue to the tropics!

Tropical Hot Dog Bar

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Low Country Shrimp Boil ~ this iconic Southern feast is the ultimate one pot meal ~ Vidalia onions, potatoes, corn, Andouille sausage, and shrimp get layered into a large stock pot with Cajun spices ~ just add friends and lots of ice cold beer!

Low Country Shrimp Boil

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Baked Sole in Fresh Tomato Sauce

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Greek Meatballs in a luxurious tangy lemon sauce

Greek Meatballs in Lemon Sauce

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Mediterranean roasted sheet pan salmon with tomatoes, olives, onion, and lemon

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Salmon

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Grilled Chicken with Peach Jalapeno Salsa ~ this lightning quick meal is low calorie, low fat, low carb, gluten free, Whole 30 and Paleo compliant, and Weight Watchers friendly. Or, to put it another way, it’s healthy and insanely delicious.

Grilled Chicken with Peach Jalapeño Salsa

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Summer Desserts

Fresh lemon ice cream in small glass bowls

Fresh Lemon Ice Cream

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Brown Sugar Peach Cake

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A slice of old fashioned peanut butter cake with fork

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake

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chocolate covered frozen bananas, copy cat Trader Joe's Gone Bananas on parchment paper

Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas

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Raspberry Lemon Tea Cake with fork

Raspberry Cake with Lemon Buttercream

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Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Buttercream

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Appetizers & Starters

Spicy Fruit Salsa is the perfect healthy accompanyment to grilled fish, meats, and chicken --- it's packed with flavor and looks so festive! | theviewfromgreatisland.com

Spicy Fruit Salsa

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fresh summer roll with sprouts

How to Make Summer Rolls

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Mexican 7 Layer Dip Cups

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Burgers & Sandwiches

chickpea veggie burger on a bun.

Chickpea Veggie Burgers

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Shrimp roll with chips

New England Shrimp Rolls

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Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers --- this fresh new take on a burger will get everybody excited --- theviewfromgreatisland.com

Spiced Lamb Pita Burgers

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a veggie burger on a bun with pickle.

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

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Salmon and Zucchini Burgers ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Salmon and Zucchini Burgers

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Red Quinoa and Black Bean Veggie Burgers| The View from Great Island 5

Red Quinoa and Black Bean Veggie Burgers

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Breads & Muffins

Cherry Tomato Focaccia

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a slice of blueberry cornbread on a wooden table, with fresh blueberries

The Best Blueberry Cornbread

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sliced chocolate zucchini bread

The BEST Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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Breakfast & Brunch

Papaya breakfast boat with yogurt and fruit

Papaya Boats

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Overnight Chia Yogurt

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Melon Breakfast Bowls

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a basket of blueberry zucchini muffins

Blueberry Zucchini Muffins

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Buttermilk Blueberry Pancake Squares

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My Vegan Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast Tart makes a fun non-dairy breakfast treat for any occasion. Customize your healthy tart with whatever fruit's in season.

Vegan Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast Tart

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Jams, Jellies, & Chutneys

A jar of homemade peach butter

Easy Peach Butter

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How to make Rhubarb Butter

Easy Rhubarb Butter

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habanero nectarine jam cooling

Habanero Nectarine Jam

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Summer Pastas

Spicy Thai Spaghetti Salad in glass bowl

Spicy Thai Spaghetti Salad

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One Pot Farmer's Market Pasta 3

One Pot Farmer’s Market Pasta

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Broccoli and Blueberry Pasta Salad

Blueberry and Broccoli Pasta Salad

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Summer Salads

Easy to asemble and healthy Layered Rainbow Salad can be made a head before a picnic, potluck, or barbecue.

7 Layer Salad

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Healthy Fattoush Salad

Fattoush Salad

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Thai Beef Salad, a tangy and spicy salad made with sliced steak, fresh herbs, and a spicy garlic and ginger dressing ~ theviewfromgreatisland.com

Thai Beef Salad

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Israeli Chopped Salad is a great example of the healthy vibrant cuisine of the Mediterranean

Israeli Chopped Salad

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Grilled Chicken Greek Salad

Grilled Chicken Greek Salad

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heirloom caprese salad with olive vinaigrette dressing

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

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Summer Side Dishes

Taking a forkful of corn fritters topped with sour cream and chives

Sweet Corn Fritters

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zucchini pie

Blue Ribbon Zucchini Pie

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serving up buttermilk coleslaw with tongs

Creamy Buttermilk Coleslaw

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Cherry Tomatoes Provençal in a white gratin dish

cherry tomatoes Provençal

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Taking a spoonful of creamed corn out of a pot

The Creamiest Creamed Corn

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vinegar coleslaw recipe

Favorite Vinegar Coleslaw Recipe

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Soups & Stews

Chilled Beet Soup

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Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

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The ultimate hot weather refresher --- Iced Cucumber and Yogurt Soup

Iced Cucumber and Yogurt Soup

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Latest in Summer

basil pesto recipe, in a glass jar

Basil Pesto Recipe

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chicken margherita pasta in a white bowl

Chicken Margherita Pasta

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crispy mini crab cakes on a plate

Mini Crab Cakes with Ginger and Scallions

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bright green pesto in a food processor

How to Keep Pesto Green!

Taking a spoonful of creamed corn out of a pot

The Creamiest Creamed Corn

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coconut pineapple coleslaw in a glass bowl with salad tongs

Coconut Pineapple Coleslaw

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a slice of zucchini cake, with fork

Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

6

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key lime parfait in a small jar with key limes

No Bake Key Lime Parfaits

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Green goddess wedge salad on a plate with fork

Green Goddess Wedge Salad

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blackberry pecan bars with fresh blackberries

Blackberry Pecan Bars

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Dorie Greenspan’s Dimply Plum Cake

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peach and prosciutto crostini on black and white plates

peach prosciutto & ricotta crostini

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pea pod salad with Asian dressing in a bowl

Snap Pea Salad

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lemon butter pie, with bite taken

Lemon Butter Pie

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colorful grand aioli on blue and white plates

Grand Aioli

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Raspberry bread topped with a lemon glaze

Lemon glazed raspberry bread

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raspberry poppy seed dressing on a spoon

Raspberry Poppy Seed Dressing

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Cherry Tomatoes Provençal in a white gratin dish

cherry tomatoes Provençal

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zucchini muffin with butter knife

Perfect Zucchini Muffins

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a soft almond pavlova topped with whipped cream and currants

toasted almond pavlova with summer berries

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Coffee Cookies and Cream Ice Cream

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Watermelon Salsa

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peach bread, sliced

buttermilk peach bread

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Giada's lemon spaghetti twirled on a fork

Giada’s Lemon Spaghetti ~ a no cook sauce!

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Middle Eastern watermelon and couscous salad with sumac

Watermelon and Couscous Salad

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chocolate covered frozen bananas, copy cat Trader Joe's Gone Bananas on parchment paper

Chocolate Covered Frozen Bananas

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How to Make Homemade Magic Shell

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Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

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Cherry Tomato Focaccia

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veggie sushi, vegan, with chopsticks

Garden Veggie Sushi

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quick pickled dilly beans

How To Quick Pickle (almost) Anything!

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lemon mousse in small glasses

Fresh Lemon Mousse

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charcuterie salad with bread and basil

Charcuterie Salad

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girl holding large wooden bowl of cherries

Cherry recipes you need to make now!

scooping honey vanilla frozen yogurt

Honey Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

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lobster pasta salad in a bowl, with potato chips

Lobster Pasta Salad

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a spoon in a bowl of corn and jalapeño chowder

Jalapeño Corn Chowder

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salmon burger topped with dilled mayonnaise

Perfect Salmon Burgers

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Violet lemonade in a glass with ice

Wild violet lemonade

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a pitcher of lemonade

How to make lemonade

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BLT pasta salad, in a white bowl

BLT Pasta Salad

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Blueberry lemon bundt cake with lemon glaze

Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

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Jarcuterie Jars, individual charcuterie in glass jars, lined up

Jarcuterie!

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marinated tomato salad on a plate

Marinated Tomato Salad

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making homemade aioli

30-Second Aioli Recipe

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French Potato Salad in a bowl with striped napkin

French Potato Salad

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Mexican Steak Fajita Salad in a wooden bowl 2

Mexican Fajita Steak Salad

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ranch dressing with potato salad

Ranch Potato Salad

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loaded tabbouleh salad in a wooden bowl

Globally inspired salads for Earth Day!

How to Make Vegan Mayonnaise

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Fully Loaded Wedge Salad on a platter with dressing

Fully Loaded Wedge Salad

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French carrot salad in a wooden bowl with salad servers

French Carrot Salad

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tossing a cantaloupe and mango salad

Cantaloupe and Mango Salad

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cabbage and fennel coleslaw with creamy jalapeño dressing!

Cabbage and Fennel Slaw with Creamy Jalapeño Dressing

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oatmeal cranberry cookies in a jar

Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

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apple cider doughnut cake

Apple Cider Doughnut Cake

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Finnish Salmon Soup – Lohikeitto ~ this simple salmon and potato soup is the ultimate 30 minute spring meal, with a light cream broth, melt-in-your-mouth chunks of salmon, and tons of fresh dill!

Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)

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Soft Glazed Gingerbread Cookies

Soft Glazed Gingerbread Cookies

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Homemade Pineapple Cough Syrup

All Natural Pineapple Cough Syrup

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roasted winter squash seeds in small bowls

How to Roast Squash Seeds ~ five ways!

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