Want your Fourth of July menu to sizzle without exploding your waistline? Then check out these fun, healthy recipes I found for you to try this Independence day.
***Cooking Light features several holiday menus including this one called, “Bill of Lights”:
Our American Hero (pictured above)
Potato Salad 101
Raspberry Lemonade
Fire-and-Ice Melon Soup
Chocolate-Cherry Bombe with Cherry Sauce
***Eating Well lists dozens of Fourth of July recipes, like these festive sides:
Backyard Coleslaw
Cool Zucchini Slaw
Grilled Corn on the Cob
Herbed Potato Salad
Lazy-Day Pickles
Snap Pea Salad with Radish & Lime
Tex-Mex Summer Squash Casserole
***Earlier this week, I shared with you this Fruit Flag recipe from Family Fun. The site also has plenty more Star Spangled Desserts to satisfy just about any sweet tooth:
Frozen Yogurt Pops
Grilled Pound Cake with Berries and Ice Cream
Patriotic Pops
Star-spangled Dessert
Strawberry-Blueberry Shortcake
Summer Berry Trifle
Frozen Uncle Sams
Lady Liberty Cupcake
S’more Roll-Ups
Star Cookies
Watermelon Pop Stars
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Melon
Watermelon Sorbet
Enjoy the holiday everyone! Celebrate safely, and I’ll see you back here on Monday!
Photo Credit: Cooking Light
Excellent, healthy…I love it! Great post as always! Have a great 4th!
Thanks, Mark! You have a great 4th, too… and let me know if you try any of these recipes!