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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