Don’t feel like cooking on a hot summer day? Check out these no-cook recipes. From cool soups to protein-rich salads to sandwich suppers, none of these recipes will have you heating up the oven (or yourself).
Soups
Chilled Cucumber Soup
Make this refreshing soup in the blender to serve as an instant midsummer dinner. Serve with avocado toast or add shrimp if you’d like protein.
Gazpacho
To turn this light soup into a hearty meal, stir in chunks of avocado, kernels of fresh-cooked corn, and chopped cooked shrimp or crabmeat.
Salads
White Bean and Tuna Salad
This salad’s got everything: white beans and tuna for protein, plus healthy, crunchy vegetables.
Chicken, Fennel, and Fruit Quinoa Salad
Use prepared chicken and grains or leftover chicken.
Sally’s Bulgur Salad
This recipe comes from our editor emeritus’ wife, Sally. She wanted to introduce grains into the family’s diet, so she concocted this simple and delicious bulgur salad.
Shrimp Salad With Nasturtium
This shrimp salad is delicious when served with bread or crackers. If you grow nasturtium (optional), the blooms add a peppery flavor.
Sandwich Suppers
Curried Tuna Salad in Pita Pockets
This recipe, a spicy twist on an old favorite, comes from The Sandwich Book by Judy Gethers (Vintage Books, 1988).
Apple and Blue Cheese Sandwich
If you love toasty, melty sandwiches, this one’s for you! The blue cheese adds a salty, sharp flavor.
Vermont Farm Sandwich
Our Vermont Farm Sandwich with horseradish and raw onion is not for the fainthearted. According to one Vermont farmer we know, a daily lunch of this is the best cold preventative there is!
Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Sandwich
How about just garden-fresh tomatoes, herbs, and creamy mozzarella on excellent bread? It’s a go-to for us.
And just to add something sweet …
Fruit Salad With Maple Mint Dressing
Add this delicious fruit salad as a side or dessert!
Icebox Tiramisu
Or, end your meal with our simple yet decadent icebox tiramisu!
Do you have a favorite no-cook or no-bake recipe? We’d love to hear about it. Just comment below.
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