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What are your favorite recipes for warm weather? (Original Post) spinbaby May 2022 OP
Shrimp Louie. Mr.Bill May 2022 #1
Chile lime chicken tacos Diamond_Dog May 2022 #2
quesadillas and guacamole Grasswire2 May 2022 #3
we like to have chicken curry salad in hot weather Grasswire2 May 2022 #4
I like beer nt doc03 May 2022 #5
That you Kavanaugh? 🤣 SouthernIrish May 2022 #6
mEE two...The heart says beer and pizza. Reason says salad and gym...what to do what to do.nt mitch96 May 2022 #15
Brats and cold beer! Emile May 2022 #7
this sounds weird but I make chili for the summertime,,,, KarenS May 2022 #8
My mom always did tuna stuffed tomatoes with Mac/cheese. woodsprite May 2022 #9
I live on smoothies and salads in the summer so I guess I'm not much help... hlthe2b May 2022 #10
"cold gazpacho soup" Cool. I totally forgot about that.. great Idea.. mitch96 May 2022 #16
Oooh, I'd forgotten about that spinbaby May 2022 #19
Other cold soups Retrograde May 2022 #21
Gazpacho, humus, falafel, tabouli iamateacher May 2022 #11
Caprese salad made with homegrown tomatoes and fresh basil... VarryOn May 2022 #12
Cheese tortellini pasta salad. Phoenix61 May 2022 #13
Tuna macaroni salad dem in texas May 2022 #14
Tuna salad & egg salad SheltieLover May 2022 #17
Lemon Italian Ice sl8 May 2022 #18
BLTs chowmama May 2022 #20

Grasswire2

(13,564 posts)
3. quesadillas and guacamole
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:24 PM
May 2022

quesadillas only take a couple of minutes in a pan for cheese to melt.

Flour tortillas
Grated cheese
pickled jalapenos
sliced black olives
sliced green onion

Cover half a large flour tortilla with the ingredients, fold over into half moon shape. Toast in the pan on one side, then flip.

Serve with guacamole, salsa, sour cream, whatever else sounds good. Maybe some rice, or corn alongside.

Grasswire2

(13,564 posts)
4. we like to have chicken curry salad in hot weather
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:29 PM
May 2022

If you buy a roasted broiler at the market, you're keeping the house cool.

Diced chicken
diced celery
diced good-flavored apple
grapes, halved
unsalted roasted cashew nuts
Mayo mixed with curry powder, for dressing

You could add other fruit. Pineapple, maybe? Blueberries? Could serve in half a small cantaloupe.

Serve with good rolls of some kind. Croissants are perfect, if you can find good ones in the bakery section.

KarenS

(4,024 posts)
8. this sounds weird but I make chili for the summertime,,,,
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:47 PM
May 2022

works with chili burritos, chips & chili, chili with a quesadilla,,,,

cook once and freeze 4 or 5 other meals.

woodsprite

(11,853 posts)
9. My mom always did tuna stuffed tomatoes with Mac/cheese.
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:54 PM
May 2022

Can’t wait to get some good tasting tomatoes to do that with. We just put our plants in today, but before they’re ready, we can drive over the Del. Memorial Bridge to our favorite New Jersey farm stand and get some tasty ones.

hlthe2b

(101,702 posts)
10. I live on smoothies and salads in the summer so I guess I'm not much help...
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:57 PM
May 2022

Since the only appliance, I really use in the hottest part of the summertime is the Instant Pot to make yogurt, I'm not much help, I'm afraid. That said, a good blender (like my beloved Vitamix) can make one hell of a cold gazpacho soup, too. Cold salads like egg, tuna, and all types of chicken salads to make wraps or in burrito type tortillas are a staple too.

mitch96

(13,816 posts)
16. "cold gazpacho soup" Cool. I totally forgot about that.. great Idea..
Sun May 15, 2022, 07:43 AM
May 2022

Light and breezy easy peasy... and And AND ...HEALTHY!!
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Retrograde

(10,068 posts)
21. Other cold soups
Mon May 16, 2022, 02:10 AM
May 2022

cucumber, Cordoban gazpacho (sometimes called ajo blanco), plum soup, chilled borscht,vichysoisse - there are lots of them!

iamateacher

(1,088 posts)
11. Gazpacho, humus, falafel, tabouli
Sat May 14, 2022, 05:58 PM
May 2022

I put the frozen falafel in the air fryer. I make an easy gazpacho (salad in a bowl!) and include whole wheat naan. The tabouli has lots of parsley.

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
12. Caprese salad made with homegrown tomatoes and fresh basil...
Sat May 14, 2022, 06:15 PM
May 2022

With a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. And sprinkled with fresh ground pepper and sea salt.

Fresh refrigerator pickles in a brine you ckeep all summer while you add new cucumbers and onions, as needed.

Phoenix61

(16,949 posts)
13. Cheese tortellini pasta salad.
Sat May 14, 2022, 11:47 PM
May 2022

I thaw frozen broccoli florets, dice up some of those little different colored sweet peppers, black olives. A little feta cheese, a lot of Zesty Italian dressing. Make it in the morning or the day before. It’s filling but since it’s cold it’s a nice summer dinner.

dem in texas

(2,672 posts)
14. Tuna macaroni salad
Sun May 15, 2022, 01:54 AM
May 2022

Elbow Macaroni, canned tuna fish(drained), chopped dill pickle, onion also hard boiled eggs, mixed with Mayo, season with salt and pepper, serve with sliced vine ripe tomatoes and potatoes chips plus big glasses of iced tea.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
17. Tuna salad & egg salad
Sun May 15, 2022, 10:03 AM
May 2022

Dress up the tuna salad with thin strips of green peppers & yellow banana pepper slices & the egg salad with well-drained black olives, add chips & it's yummy & healthy!

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