The 15 Best Healthy Memorial Day Recipes are absolutely delicious and perfect for your weekend BBQs! Each of these BBQ recipes are easy to make and healthy!
The unofficial kickoff of summer is here: Memorial Day Weekend. Are you excited? I am so happy that the warm weather is here to stay. I have so much planned for the summer and a lot of it involves BBQs and summer parties!
But, I have to stay on track with my health. The summer has a way of making me gain weight and at the worst time! Itās the extra beers in the beer garden or rooftop bar. Itās those super delicious sāmores. Itās all of the summer partiesāsome formal and organized and some last minute get-togethers. Summer is a social time but we can still eat healthy without sacrificing flavor.
Iām all about making recipes count and saving room for all the fun stuff. The 15 Best Healthy Memorial Day recipes have you covered for summer entertaining and weeknight grilling. The side dishes are amazing in the summer and we have a bunch of great recipes. We even found a healthy alcoholic beverage!! So my new summer goals include drinking it as much as possible and responding that itās healthy so I need to have it as often as possible!
Here are the 15 Best Healthy Memorial Day Recipes:
This easy to make Broccoli Cauliflower Blueberry Coleslaw is dotted with sweet blueberries (fresh or frozen!) and crunchy chopped almonds. It's a delicious and healthy side dish recipe that is gluten-free + paleo + Whole30 and can easily be made vegan.
When corn makes its short seasonal appearance, you'll find us in our backyard making this chili lime grilled corn on the cob on repeat. It's smoky and sweet, with a little heat, and dripping with the flavors of chili-infused butter, fresh lime, and cilantro. It's easy, delicious, and takes only 20 minutes to make!
You can't beat a homemade guacamole burger! These delicious burgers are grilled to juicy perfection and then loaded with guacamole and pepper jack cheese. They're easy to make with just a handful of ingredients, and they're ready in 20 minutes!
This classic (and healthy!) broccoli coleslaw recipe is made with fresh chopped broccoli and loaded with cranberries and slivered almonds and dotted with red onions. The lightly sweet and tangy lemon buttermilk dressing is easy to make and crazy delicious. You definitely want to make this!
This homemade blackberry lemonade is the perfect refreshing cold drink for a hot day. It's a fun twist on lemonade using ripe summer blackberries that the whole family will love. It's a visually pretty drink with deep purple hues that takes just 10 minutes to make, and can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd.
These delicious Hawaiian hot dogs with grilled pineapple and teriyaki mayo are the perfect summer meal. They're sweet, smoky, and as spicy as you want them to be. They're also easy to make and ready in just 20 minutes!
This mayo-free grilled potato salad is tossed in a homemade scallion pesto. It's herby, full of flavor, and perfect for the summer grilling season. It's easy to make and it's ready in just 45 minutes!
If you don’t stop, Kristen, you’re pretty much going to become my best friend!! ? Thanks for sharing my red white and blue cocktails, and the rest of these recipes all look amazing!
If you don’t stop, Kristen, you’re pretty much going to become my best friend!! ? Thanks for sharing my red white and blue cocktails, and the rest of these recipes all look amazing!