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    Healthy Summer Recipes

    It's summer and the perfect time to enjoy this season's abundance of fresh produce. Explore popular recipes like the refreshing mango avocado salad, nourishing ricotta salad, and the best healthy cucumber salad.

    Indulge in effortless meal ideas, cooling smoothies, and thirst-quenching beverages. And let's not forget about summer treats. Whether entertaining guests or simply treating yourself, you'll find some tried-and-true recipes here. Enjoy!

    Satisfying Healthy Salads

    • Two wooden spoons resting in a large plate filled with a healthy chicken salad with olive oil.
      Shredded Chicken Salad with Avocado (No Mayo)
    • A fresh healthy cucumber salad in a serving bowl.
      Cilantro Cucumber Salad With Avocado & Pickles
    • Chopped cucumbers and onions topped with a spicy dressing and chopped peanuts.
      Easy Spicy Cucumber Salad With Peanuts
    • A large serving plate with a tuna cucumber salad with ricotta cheese.
      Fresh Tuna Cucumber And Ricotta Cheese Salad

    Must-Make Mango Recipes

    • Stacked mascarpone mango popsicles.
      Mango Popsicles (Creamy Mascarpone, 6-Ingredient Frozen Treat)
    • Mango cookies displayed on a table.
      Mango Cookies with Fresh and Dried Mango
    • A large wooden bowl filled with fresh and creamy mango avocado salad, onions, cilantro, sunflower seeds and red bell peppers.
      The Best Mango Avocado Salad (Healthy & Nourishing)
    • Three glasses filled with mango lassi, topped with mint leaves and each carrying a straw.
      Dairy-Free Mango Lassi (Vegan, Blender-Friendly)

    Easy Summer Meal Ideas

    • Shrimp with Shirataki noodles tossed in a green pesto sauce and presented in a large skillet.
      Low Carb Noodles with Shrimp & Garlicky Cashew Pesto
    • Bowls filled with cooked rice, small tomatoes, avocado slices, fried edamame beans, fried plantains, and topped with chimichurri sauce.
      Avocado Plantain Rice Bowl Recipe with Edamame Beans
    • Gluten free turkey burger topped with slices of tomato, thinly sliced red onions, pickles in a bun next to a dollop of ketchup.
      Juicy Turkey Burgers on the Stove
    • A spoon resting in a cast iron skillet with curried bison meatballs.
      Incredibly Tender Curry Bison Meatballs
    • A meatball salad bowl with fresh cucumber slices, lettuce, greens, mini tomatoes, cheese and dressing.
      Italian Meatball Salad With A Simple Dressing
    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • Creamy cooked cod and leek in a cast iron pan.
      One Skillet Creamy Leeks With Cod Fillets
    • An open Focaccia Sandwich with pan-fried cod fish in red tomato sauce.
      Cod Focaccia Sandwich With A Red Tomato Sauce

    Amazing Healthy Fruit Smoothies & Juices

    • Frothy and chocolaty smoothie drinks topped with fresh pineapple slices.
      Chocolate Pineapple Collagen Smoothie
    • Close-up of two glasses of cantaloupe smoothies shown amongst a few ingredients like half a cantaloupe, more frozen peaches, and ginger.
      Refreshing Cantaloupe Ginger Smoothie
    • Creamy pineapple cucumber smoothie topped with seeds and garnished with extra cucumber slices.
      Creamy & Refreshing Pineapple Cucumber Smoothie
    • Creamy green banana smoothies on a table.
      Creamy Pineapple & Green Banana Turmeric Smoothie
    • Two purple blueberry and raspberry smoothies on a table.
      Blueberry And Raspberry Smoothie
    • Watermelon and ginger juice in glass bottles.
      Hydrating Watermelon Lemon Ginger Juice
    • Celery pineapple juice served in a tall glass.
      Celery And Pineapple Juice With Ginger
    • Fennel juice served in glasses.
      Fennel Juice With Celery And Pineapple

    Refreshing Drinks

    • A large spoon in a sparkling pineapple mocktail drink with mint in a tall glass.
      Sparkling Pineapple Mojito Mocktail
    • A child's hand taking a pina colada mocktail off a tray.
      A Refreshing Piña Colada Mocktail
    • Honeydew lemonade in a glass with basil.
      Refreshing Honeydew Melon Juice With Basil

    Healthy Summer Treats

    • Green and white popsicles displayed in a circle on a table and decorated with slices of kiwi, lime, avocado, and mint leaves.
      Healthy Homemade Popsicles—3 Amazing Flavors
    • A hand holding a creamy berry nice cream in a cone.
      Easy Creamy Nice Cream Recipes (Tips + 5 flavors)
    • Chocolate covered coconut bites on a plate.
      Coconut Bites With Dark Chocolate and Pistachios (No-Bake Treat)
    • A slice cut and lifted from a round fruit tart.
      No-Bake Mascarpone Tart with Fresh Fruit
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    “Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts.”

    –Fannie Farmer

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    Hi, I'm Mariska—I love to explore food & all things nourishing in and outside the kitchen. As a PN 1 Certified Nutrition Coach, I guide others to cook more at home, eat intuitively, and feel confident in their own wellness journey. Let's embark on this journey together! More About Me →

    Summer Favorites

    • Stacked mascarpone mango popsicles.
      Mango Popsicles (Creamy Mascarpone, 6-Ingredient Frozen Treat)
    • Watermelon and ginger juice in glass bottles.
      Hydrating Watermelon Lemon Ginger Juice
    • Someone pouring cold brew coffee concentrate in a tall glass filled with ice cubes.
      Cold Brew Coffee Recipe (How to Make It at Home + Tips)
    • A hand holding a creamy berry nice cream in a cone.
      Easy Creamy Nice Cream Recipes (Tips + 5 flavors)

    Easy Weeknight Dinners

    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • Creamy cooked cod and leek in a cast iron pan.
      One Skillet Creamy Leeks With Cod Fillets

    See More Healthy Easy Dinners ->


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      25 Ground Bison Recipes
    • A close-up of a small bowl with prepared Lupini beans displayed on a charcuterie board.
      How to Cook Dried Lupini Beans: Buttery, Never Bitter
    • One soup dish and one meatball dish.
      35 Easy Homemade Recipes Using Chicken Broth Or Stock

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    “Cooking can cure almost anything.”

    –Michelle Dockery

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