20 Healthy 4th of July Recipe Ideas

Celebrate Independence Day with these delicious and healthy 4th of July recipe ideas. Enjoy nutritious dishes from grilled veggies to fresh fruit desserts.
Hi friends! How’s the day going so far? I hope you’re having a good morning! We’re spending the day poolside and looking forward to a party with friends tonight.
For today’s post, I wanted to share some healthy and fun meal ideas for the upcoming weekend. I looove that the 4th is on a Friday this year!
If you have any staples you love or recipes you’re trying out, please leave them in the comments section below! I’m always looking for summer meal faves. 🙂

Healthy 4th of July Recipe Ideas
Entrees
The best pasta salad ever! Seriously, it’s SO good and one of the most popular recipes on the blog. To amp up the protein content, you could absolutely add grilled chicken or chickpeas.

Lobster street tacos
Steak and arugula salad
Smoked salmon sliders
Grilled chicken thighs. We’ve used Julie’s marinade recipe before and it’s amaaaazing.

Sides and Salads

Buffalo chicken dip and white Tuscan bean dip
Vegan artichoke dip
Glowing grilled summer detox salad
4th of July grazing board
Shrimp ceviche cocktail
Elote aka Mexican street corn

Desserts

S’mores in a jar with vegan chocolate mousse
4th of July cookie cake Going to make this one with the girls!
Peanut butter cookie bars
Mixed berry crumble in a jar
Vegan chocolate chip cookie icebox cake

Boozy Beverages

Kombucha cocktails
My favorite sangria
Sparkling watermelon jello shots
7 low-calorie cocktails
Watermelon mojitos These sound soooooo refreshing.

So, tell me, friends: any plans for the upcoming weekend? Any fun ideas for the kiddos?
xo
Gina
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