Summer Buffet Menus

Looking for fresh, delicious recipes to enjoy in summer? Got you covered with these Summer Buffet Menus! Fabulous favorites for breakfast, dinners, drinks, desserts and more!

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• Why You’ll Love These Recipes
• Breakfast and Brunch
• Snacks for Everyone
• Fresh & Exciting Drinks
• Inspiring Salads and Sides
• Fabulous Dinner Ideas
• Delightful Desserts
• More Recipes to Try

Why You’ll Love These Recipes

Whether it’s a special occasion or just the first tailgate party of the season, having a few good quality, fresh & easy recipes in your back pocket that could go on a buffet is nice to have.

For this round-up of summer buffet menus, I’ve got a great list of some of my favorite recipes, and I hope you’ll make them your favorites too!

• Fun breakfast ideas.
• Healthy, fresh snacks.
• Low stress dinners.
• Fantastic desserts.
• Great drinks too!

Breakfast and Brunch

• Zucchini Frittata Recipe: This is great for a crowd, serve with a side of chunky salsa.
• Fruit Toast: Make these delightful fruit toasts with a small baguette served on a large tray.
• Breakfast Doritos Nachos: People go nuts for this fun, tasty breakfast, because who doesn’t want Doritos for breakfast?
• Melon Balls Recipes: Some fun ideas here for using fresh, colorful melon balls.
• Fresh Figs, 3 Ways: Another reader favorite, and easy to adjust any of the recipes up for larger parties.

Snacks for Everyone

• Veggie Cups with Hummus: Everyone just loves these little veggie hummus cups! A healthy snack is always appreciated on a buffet table!
• Turkey Burger Sliders: This is an easy, sheet pan way of making the meatballs, which are really tender and flavorful served on a soft little bun.
• Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon: This is a very good recipe, and one you’ll want to hang on to. People always ask for this recipe!
• Lemon Artichoke Dip: This is a stand-out dip for its simplicity and fantastic flavor with buttery crackers.

Fresh & Exciting Drinks

• Peach Green Tea Lemonade: Not too sweet and totally refreshing, this classy drink can be pre-made and served up in disposable cups with plenty of crushed ice.
• Strawberry Acai Refresher: Any of these drinks are great mocktails or cocktails, and can be made in bigger batches. Offer vodka or rum too if you’d like.
• Pineapple Slushie: Icy & delicious, this drink will cool you right off.

Inspiring Salads and Sides

• Marinated Grilled Asparagus: Seems that everyone loves a good asparagus recipe, and this one is quick and fantastic on the grill.
• Hellmann’s Potato Salad: Really, this is my mother-in-laws famous potato salad, and the Hellmann’s recipe was her base. I will tell you it’s requested far and wide by family members because it’s just a fantastic, classic version.
• Italian Green Bean Salad: Everyone loves a marinated green bean salad, and this one is different than most, and really good.
• Broccoli Salad without Bacon: A classic broccoli salad, lighted up a bit with no mayo in sight.

Fabulous Dinner Ideas

• Summer Pasta: Perfect in its simplicity and outstanding flavor, this is an easy summer dinner you’ll want to make again and again.
• Stuffed Zucchini Boats: These cheesy, delicious boats are low carb and stuffed with a luscious ground turkey filling – great for making when zucchini is at its peak.
• Brown Sugar Marinade for Pork Chops: Ever had a dry pork chop? Me too, but this recipe will fix that! These are fantastic on the grill or in a grill pan.
• Tinfoil Baked Chicken and Vegetables: These are so easy to make ahead of time and are really tasty. Flexible, too.

Delightful Desserts

• Brownie Batter Hummus: This dessert hummus has something for everyone, and it really does taste like brownie batter! Serve with your favorite cookies and fresh fruits.
• Summer Fruit Crisp: When I’m serving buffet-style, I like to offer more than one dessert, this one always goes first. Pre-freeze scoops of vanilla ice cream to go alongside.
• Decorated Chocolate Covered Strawberries: These juicy, sweet strawberries are perfect buffet food, and you can dress them up simple or fancy as you want.
• Cantaloupe and Ice Cream: Nothing could be easier than cutting up some fresh melons and filling them with vanilla ice cream. Drizzled with an easy homemade caramel sauce, this is a fantastic dessert!

More Recipes to Try

Here’s a couple more favorites to bookmark for later:

• Baked Potatoes and Broccoli: A favorite hot side dish that’s great for a crowd.
• Roasted Cauliflower with Yogurt: Wonderful when roasted, you’ve got to try this one.
• Summer Eats: A fresh round up of summer favorites.
• Easy Sweet Recipes at Home: A round up of dessert favorites.
• Travel Breakfast Ideas: Easy healthy recipes for the road.

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