Light dinner fare for warm and breezy summers! Rainbow salads, easy make at home pho and veggie loaded recipes to make this summer’s dinners, healthy!
Eating healthier seems like a natural thing in the summer. Because it’s hot outside, our bodies crave lighter dishes that won’t weigh us down. Here are 15 healthy recipes for dinner you can add to your summer meal rotation.
1. Grilled Chicken With Hot And Sweet Sauce
Char-grilled chicken with chili flakes served with peppery arugula, salty cashews and a dipping sauce that’s out of this world – spicy, sweet, savory. The best! GET THE RECIPE
2. Salmon En Papillotte
This may just be the easiest healthy recipe you’ll make for dinner this summer! All you need to do is put salmon, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, dill and capers in parchment paper and baked it for 15 minutes. Voila and bon appetit! GET THE RECIPE
3. Chicken Chop Suey
Like chicken chop suey? Then try this better than takeout version. Not only is it tastier, it’s also less oily and loaded with veggies. GET THE RECIPE
4. General Tso Tofu
Lightly fried tofu cubes that are crisp on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside. Toss them in a sweet and tangy red sauce and you have a tofu dish your whole family will love. I promise! GET THE RECIPE
5. Slow Cooker Chicken Soup
We love and crave this soup all the time. It’s incredibly light, savory and packed with colorful veggies. Slow cookers don’t let out any heat which makes it a perfect tool to use throughout the summer. GET THE RECIPE
6. Soba Noodles With Citrus Vinaigrette
So cleansing and refreshing! This is a healthy soba noodle salad tossed in a citrus vinaigrette and served with cold cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes and orange segments. GET THE RECIPE
7. Crockpot Vegetable Soup
Another slow cooker recipe I’m in love with. What I really enjoy about the process is that there is little cooking involved other than chopping vegetables. This is a clean vegetarian option. GET THE RECIPE
8. Thai Red Curry
The easiest curry you’ll ever make and yet the flavors will make you believe otherwise. Light coconut milk, fish sauce and red curry paste are the base of this simple Thai inspired curry recipe. GET THE RECIPE
9. One Pot Quinoa Enchilada
Quinoa can be a little bland and boring sometimes but not when it’s paired with savory enchilada sauce, black beans, cilantro and cheese! Add shredded chicken to the mix and you have yourself a healthy meal that’s kid friendly and super tasty! GET THE RECIPE
10. Spaghetti Squash Yakisoba Style
Substitute pasta for spaghetti squash and discover how satisfying eating gourd can be. You’ll feel less bloated while feeling very satisfied. All the flavors of traditional yakisoba are there – it’s umamilicious!   GET THE RECIPE
11. Easy Chicken Pho
Another incredibly easy recipe that requires little work in the kitchen. Roast chicken imparts smoky flavors to the broth and pairs with fish sauce and spicy jalapeno to a tee. This is one of my favorite noodle soup recipes. GET THE RECIPE
12. Filipino Salmon Sinigang
This is a classic Filipino dish I can’t get enough of! The broth is light and sour and accompanied by flaky pieces of salmon and lots of perfectly cooked vegetables. GET THE RECIPE
13. Summer Rainbow Salad
The colors alone show how healthy this summer rainbow salad is. Tomatoes, red bell pepper, cucumber, avocado, fresh corn are tossed in a bright miso, lemon and red wine vinegar dressing. This is summer cooking at its best! GET THE RECIPE
14. Zesty Quinoa Salad With Vegetables
Cherry tomatoes, pitted black olives, capers, jalapenos, basil, vinegar and oil. Blend it all up and you have a vibrant, sweet and spicy sauce. Pour it over char-grilled vegetables and quinoa and you have yourself one healthy and delicious dinner recipe! GET THE RECIPE
Caroline you have the finest recipes in the world, I have gotten to try a few. Love every one. By the way I received your very gracious gift today, I tried one the Black Cherry Barbecue, wonderful. I just want to thank you for this gift, I and my wife will enjoy it on a daily basis. THANKYOU VERY MUCH AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I very rarely win any thing and this is just great. By the way I have sent your recipes to quite a few people, My daughter and her husband love the, He is a Doctor and she is a nurse. This is the way they eat.
Thank you Thomas, you are so kind! I’m so glad you liked the jerky package, I’ll let them know you enjoy their various flavors. I don’t win things very often either so I completely understand how you feel. I think the last time was in grade 6 when I won a flashlight! Thank you for sharing my recipes, I really appreciate it as it takes a lot of effort to create and shoot them. I hope they enjoy them as much as you do. 🙂