Recipes for a Healthy Summer

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Summer is well underway, which means it’s the time of year for BBQ’s and outdoor dinner parties with friends and family. We want to make it easy for you to make healthy dishes for you and your family, but still enjoy the cooking activities that define summer. Here is a list of healthy recipes for any occasion!

Appetizers
!00 Healthy Recipes for Summer

1. Pizza Caramel by Nourish Nutrition
2. Artichoke Pesto Stuffed Tomato by Making Good Choices
3. Easy Hummus by Andrea Beaman
5. Mango Salsa by Terry Walters
6. Spicy Slaw by Elana’s Pantry
7. Peaceful Parsley & Pistachio Pesto by Peacocks and Moonshine
8. Asparagus Sundried Tomato and Goats Cheese Pizza on Spelt by Wholepromise

Soups
100 Healthy Recipes for Summer
1. Farmstand Gazpacho by Eat, Live, Run
3.  Summer Herb Soup by Kath Eats Real Food
4.  Cold Beet and Fennel Soup by Clean and Delicious


Salads

100 Healthy Recipes for Summer 1.   Quinoa Summer Salad by Alicia Somma
2.  Radish, Celery and Apple Salad by Seven Spoons
3.  Watermelon, Feta and Tomato Salad by Lemons and Loafers
4.  Refreshing Chopped Salad by Miligirl Wellness  
5.  Orzo Super Salad by 101 Cookbooks
7.  Southern Style Cobb Salad by Find Your Balance Health
100 Healthy Recipes for Summer 8.  Pumpkin Seed Salad by Feed Your Life
11.  Green Light Salad by My Healthy Vision
12.  Curried Cauliflower Quinoa Salad by Maureen O’Neal
14.  Spinach Salad with Mango and Avocado by Linda Poynter

Refreshments
100 Healthy Recipes for Summer
1.  Watermelon Aguas Fresca by Elana’s Pantry
2.  My Green Smoothie by Muscle Chick
3. Pineapple Ginger Cooler by Maureen O’Neal
4.  Peachy Green Smoothie by Natalie Duhamel
5.  Fruit Nut Smoothie by The Nourished Life





Breakfasts100 Healthy Recipes for summer

1. Japanese Style Breakfast by Integrative Nutrition
2.  Coconut Spelt Pancakes by Wholepromise
3.  Homemade Granola by The Sublet Kitchen
4.  Buckwheat Banana-Walnut Pancakes by Cook Me Healthy
5.  Breakfast Casserole by Integrative Nutrition




Lunches/Dinners

100 Healthy Recipes for Summer
1.  Sautéed Chicken with Caramelized Onion-Tomato Relish by Cook me Healthy
2.  Mixed Green Salad with Tilapia and Clementine’s by a Hint of Greens 
3.  Coconut breaded Mahi-Mahi Tacos with Mango Salsa by Coloring the City
4.  Grilled Salmon Paprika by Elana’s Pantry
5.  Spiced Turkey Burgers with Green Olives and Feta by Pinch My Salt
6.  Sesame Chicken and Orange Salad by Wholepromise
7.  Sweet and Hot Chicken with Eggplant and Mushrooms by Destiny Kelley
8.  Quinoa and Spinach Burgers by Winspiration Wellness

Vegetarian Dinners

100 Healthy Recipes for Summer
1. Bean Burgers by Kath Eats Real Food
3.  Sweet Potato Burgers by Making Good Choices
4.  Bean Stir Fry by Making Good Choices  
5.  Spicy-Sweet Arugula Sautee by Pure Potential Wellness
6.  Spring Panzanella by 101 Cookbooks  
7.  TLT Sandwiches by 101 Cookbooks
8.  Gluten Free Veggie Burger by Whole Health Designs
9.  Vegan Pot Pie by Curvy Gals
10.  Avocado Pesto Pasta by Landry Fuller
11.  Rice Soba Noodles with Tea Spice Veggies by I Wanna Cookie
12.  Quinoa Grilled Vegetable Salad by Monica Delgado Chaffee

Side Dishes

100 Recipes for the 100 days of summer
1. Grilled Summer Vegetables by Your Wellness Tree
2. Spicy Jicama "Fries" by 2Good2beRaw 
3.  Summer Squash Saute by Integrative Nutrition
4.  Sautéed Summer Squash, Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Basil by Andrea Beaman
5.  Vegan Stuffed Red Peppers by Becky’s Kitchen
6.  Spicy Asian Cabbage Slaw by Chef in my own mind




Desserts

100 Healthy Recipes for Summer
1.  Detox Blonde Macaroons by Healthy Hoggin
2.  Rawberry Rhubarb Pie by Me Amoeba
3.  Healthy Jell-O by Becoming Raw
4.  Healthy Popsicle by Becoming Raw
5.  Ricotta Millet Pudding by Lottie and Doof
6.  Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp by Clean and Delicious
7.  Coconut Pudding by Edna Michaeli
8.  Awesome Raw Coconut-Almond Fudge by Aamina Barbara Arnoth
9.  Heather’s Maple Squash Muffins by I Wanna Cookie
10.  Coconut Cherry Chia Bomb by Maureen O’Neal
11. Tropical Mango Banana Sherbert by Delicious Nutrition


Enjoy!

Maura, Marilyn, Jessica and Alissa
Your Vermont State Employees' Wellness Team

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