30 Crowd-Pleasing Summer Recipes To Make In June

This fresh and delightful appetizer starts with thinly sliced zucchini that is grilled and rolled up with ricotta and slow roasted, juicy tomatoes.

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini Roll-Ups

If you want to save time and effort, start with your favorite store-bought ricotta cheese and top these crostini with some fresh basil.

Recipe: Peach Crostini With Herbed Ricotta and Prosciutto

Use any flaky white fish like mahi mahi, grouper, or cod to make these crispy, Baja-style tacos. Whatever you do, don't skip the homemade mango salad made with chipotles in adobo, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, and lime.

Recipe: Fish Tacos With Chipotle Mango Salsa

Loaded with tender zucchini, sweet corn, and marinated white beans, this lettuce-free salad deserves a place at your next picnic.

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini Salad With Corn and White Beans

Everyone needs a good potato salad in their arsenal. This one begins with grilled whole new potatoes, which are gently smashed, tossed with mixed greens, and finally coated in lemon yogurt sauce.

Recipe: Grilled Smashed Potato Salad With Chive Lemon Yogurt

The pistachio pesto is next-level delicious, but you can always go with your favorite store-bought version to save time.

Recipe: Strawberry Caprese With Pistachio Pesto

You only need a handful of simple ingredients to whip up this veggie-packed side dish, but there's something about the combination of mixed fresh herbs and butter that goes above and beyond.

Recipe: Summer Corn and Green Beens With Herb Butter

This cream sauce happens to be totally vegan, but you wouldn't even notice. It tastes that decadent.

Recipe: Creamy Mushroom Asparagus Pasta

Juicy watermelon takes the place of tomatoes in this summertime riff on a classic Greek salad.

Recipe: 10-Minute Greek Watermelon Salad

This recipe calls for soba noodles at the base, but you can always swap in rice and your favorite poke toppings.

Recipe: Beet Poke Bowls

Serve these kebabs with tortillas, guacamole, and sour cream on the side for a simple yet oh-so-satisfying Mexican-inspired meal.

Recipe: Steak Fajita Kebabs

Grab the freshest blueberries you can find, and turn them into this seriously creamy custard pie with a flaky, buttery crust.

Recipe: Blueberry Custard Pie

This plum compote is perfectly acceptable to eat for breakfast with Greek yogurt or for dessert over a big bowl of ice cream.

Recipe: Roasted Plum Compote

Sunny summer days call for these super-fresh mojitos made with watermelon purée, simple syrup, mint, and lime juice.

Recipe: Watermelon Mojitos