Our 20 Most Popular Recipes for Summer

These lobster rolls are a sensational way to start your summer dinner celebration. Stuffed with cooked lobster meat, the pull-apart rolls are simple to prepare and fun to eat.

Seasonal cherries shine in this summery treat. Sour cream, mascarpone, cream cheese, and goat cheese are combined to make the rich filling for this cheesecake, while the crust is made with vanilla wafer or shortbread cookie crumbs.

Give your fruit salad a new twist. This recipe features a mix of ripe berries and other fruits, like strawberries, mangoes, papayas, and pineapple, with a crunchy coconut-poppy seed topping.

Packed with refreshing cucumbers plus cilantro and scallions, and with avocados adding dairy-free creaminess, this chilled soup pairs perfectly with a platter of ham, jammy eggs, blanched asparagus, and crisp crostini for a cooling meal.

Chili sauce and honey are the key flavors in the glaze for this shrimp dish. The glaze will caramelize deliciously as the shrimp are grilled.

This thirst-quenching drink is perfect for summer. Start with cubed watermelon that you blend into juice and add puréed cucumber, lime juice, vodka, and honey for a hint more sweetness.

No time in the oven is required to make this light and cheesy lasagna. Our recipe calls for grape tomatoes, zucchini, ricotta, and grated Parmesan. Plus, the lasagna noodles, of course!

A glorious all-green fruit salad comes together with apples, crisp cucumber, fresh mint, and basil. While the herbs add a savory note to this side dish, honey and lime juice help boost the sweetness and prevent browning before you serve it.

This is a favorite recipe of our users for good reason: It's incredibly versatile. Don't limit this favorite slaw to being served as a tasty side dish. You can also layer the shredded cabbage- and carrot-filled dish on pulled pork or other barbecue sandwiches as a crisp, cool contrast to the cooked meat.

Fresh tarragon adds a zing to this special salad and the sweetness of the lobster and tomatoes helps are balanced by the lemon-orange dressing.

Slather homemade barbecue sauce on chicken breasts for a winner of a summer dinner. You can either slow-cook the entire chicken or cut it into pieces for grilling, the former providing a juicy result and the latter being the faster option, to make this meal.

If you have a sweet tooth, you'll want to add this strawberry cake to your summer dinner menu. It features a buttery-vanilla batter and a whole pound of strawberries.

Perfect for serving with grilled meat, like pork, steak, or chicken, this potato and green bean salad is also tasty all on its own—and it can be served hot or cold.

These easy-to-assemble skewers make for a simply delicious grilled dish. Pair the chicken, onion, and mushroom with couscous and hummus or rice and salad for dinner.

This simple yet showstopping summer salad combines juicy tomatoes, avocado, scallions, lime juice and with corn cut from the cob. It's a colorful, healthy, and fresh vegetarian dish to serve throughout the warm weather.

Combine lightly crushed blackberries, lemon juice, ice, and vodka to make this refreshing drink on a balmy summer night.

Add scoops of melon into a bowl with bocconcini, oil, and red-pepper flakes. From there, stir and season with salt and pepper and arrange the summery mixture alongside prosciutto and mozzarella on a platter.

For a quick and healthy summer dinner, grill fish. This recipe, a favorite of our users, has you marinate fillets in oil, lemon juice, thyme, garlic for 30 minutes. Once it's placed on the grill, the sea bass only takes five to six minutes to cook. Garnish with chopped chives and lemon wedges and serve.

Celebrate ripe and juicy summer peaches with this easy crumble. The topping freezes well, so you can double the recipe to save a batch to make the treat again another day.

Sour cream, lemon juice, and dill are combined with cucumbers in this easy, seasonal dish. Simply toss to coat and refrigerate for up to four hours before serving.