Light Summer Side Salads

This Cucumber Greek Salad recipe is light and refreshing, and full of healthy ingredients. With minimal prep, it makes any easy side dish for any meal!

Hello readers! I’m Ashlyn fromBelle of the Kitchen and I’m back for our newest edition of Ideas for the Kitchen, a blog series where Carrie and I swap recipes once a month. Today I’m sharing a delicious and easy recipe for Cucumber Greek Salad.

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Since barbecue season is now in full swing, we decided to share some easy side dish recipes to accompany all of your outdoor meals this summer. Today I’ve brought a fresh and easy Cucumber Greek Salad Recipe. It’s healthy and deliciouson all of those hot summer days!

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If you’re looking for Carrie, you can find her over on my blog today where she’s sharing her recipe for Classic Taco Salad. She’ll be sharing it here on in a couple of weeks, but if you want to go ahead and take a peek, you can visitBelle of the Kitchento check it out!

With the 4th of July just a couple of days of away, I’ve beenspending some time thinking about what to make for the big day. To me thatusually means potato salad, burgers, hot dogs, lemonade, and some kind of red, white, and blue dessert.

Dessert is usually a lot of fun to make when celebrating the 4th, and I’ll probably make these Mini Fruit Pizzas again like I did last year. They were a big hit and I know I’ll probably devour more than my fair share this time around, too!

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When there’s lots of yummy desserts and other heavydishes to chow down on at a barbecue, sometimes I like to prepare a healthier alternative. It’s nice to have a fresh side dish to balance everything out, and this Greek Cucumber Salad definitely fits the bill!

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This salad is so easy to throw together. The hardest part is chopping the veggies, and that really only takes about five minutes. Add in some spices, lemon juice, olive oil, and feta, and you are ready to go.

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You can definitely make this in a quick pinch for any barbecue or get-together this summer, but if you let it marinate for a couple of hours, the flavors will develop even more.

I made ours with black olives because my hubby and son love them, but if it were just for me, I’d leave them out! I’m kinda anti-olives. If you prefer a different kind of olive, you can definitely use those instead, too.

So what kind of side dishes do you have planned for your 4th of July celebration? Share your ideas with us below! We’d love to hear them.

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Ashlyn is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer at Belle of the Kitchen. She's the mama of three precious babies, an army wife, and southern girl at heart. She and her family are currently stationed in Texas, so when she's not making a mess of the kitchen, she and her little ones are outside soaking up the sunshine. She loves to share a balance of healthy recipes, family friendly meals, and plenty of treats to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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Ashlyn was part of the Creative Team on Ideas for the Home by ® from the Fall of 2014 until May 2016. You can connect with Ashlyn on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with the new recipes coming from her kitchen.Add feta and basil to roasted vegetables for a perfect summer side dish. The trick is to cut the veggies the same size, so they cook simultaneously

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Grilled steaks, burgers, and hot dogs may be the usual stars of your summer celebrations and backyard cookouts, but let this be your reminder not to skimp out on the sides! After all, you can't have the perfect summer plate without some colorful seasonal side dishes to round it out. So, next time you fire up your grill or pull out your favorite picnic basket, make sure to whip up a few of these delicious summer side dishes, including pasta salads, potato salads, and grilled veggies galore!

With summer sides, there’s always an abundance of fresh seasonal produce to choose from. Try sweet corn recipes, juicy tomato recipes, zucchini recipes, and dishes using garden-fresh basil. Many of these sides, like the simple grilled eggplant and avocado salad, will add a healthy element to your summer dinner menu. Or, you can go the comfort food route and pick a few BBQ sides and picnic sides, like cornbread, coleslaw, and baked beans. Either way, there are tons of options to choose from, and you can even mix-and-match to make the summer meal that's right for you. Then, serve them up with grilled chicken, pork, fish, or even as a side dish for steak. Just be sure to save some room for the summer desserts and refreshing cocktails, of course!

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