Our Favorite Memorial Day Picks - 84 recipes
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Salsa Verde
By kelsa94
Make your own homemade salsa verde and you'll never buy it in a jar again
- 12 ounces fresh tomatillos, husked or 1 (13-ounce) can tomatillos, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup snipped fresh cilantro or parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
- 1 fresh serrano or jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
Flag Jelly Shots
By brownbox
Get the fireworks popping with these Flag Jelly Shots! The directions look long, but they are really easy to make ...
- 3 (3-ounce) packages blue gelatin, blueberry flavor
- 4 (3-ounce) packages red gelatin, cherry flavor
- 4 (1-ounce) packages unflavored gelatin
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
- 4 cups vodka (plain or flavored*)
- Water (for gelatin prep)
- Pearls, tiny white candy (optional, for garnish)
- (optional, sparklers for garnish)
- Sprinkles red, white and blue or jimmies (optional, for garnish)
Fresh Fruit Kabobs & Poppy Seed Dip
By carvalhohm2
Lighten things up with these refreshing fruit skewers with sweet poppy seed dip
- FRUIT KABOBS:
- 6 cups fresh fruit like strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, honeydew and cantaloupe, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes or slices
- 8 to 10 wooden skewers
- POPPY SEED DIP:
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed
Long Boy Burgers
By Pattywak
Meatloaf and burgers collide in this delicious long boy burgers recipe! Spice things up a little by adding jalapeno...
- 2 to 4 (6-inch) sub rolls, split in half lengthwise
- 1 1/4 cup cornflakes, crushed
- 1/2 small onion, minced
- 1/2 cup whole or lowfat milk
- 6 tablespoons ketchup, separated
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds 90% lean ground beef
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
Vegan Chickpea Mushroom Burgers with Mustard Green Pesto
By GuidingVegan
Try these delicious Vegan Chickpea Mushroom Burgers with Mustard Green Pesto at your next Barbeque or grilling summ...
- BURGERS:
- 1 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 cups mixed mushrooms (buttons, portobello, shiitake)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon low sodium tamari (or soy sauce)
- 2 cups cooked chickpeas (if canned, drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour
- additional grapeseed oil for cooking
- PESTO:
- 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 4 cups packed mustard greens
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Country Green Beans
By MHWilliams
Easy and delicious green beans filled with the rich flavors of chicken broth, crisped bacon, fresh onion, and butte...
- 1/4 cup chopped uncooked bacon
- 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Backwoods Bonfire Bark
By Nicole S
Bark made with the ingredients of a S'More! Chocolate, graham crackers, marshmallows and some peanuts tossed in for
- 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups honey bear-shaped crackers
- 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts
Orange Dreamsicle Cake
By carvalhohm
Light and refreshing, this orange dreamsicle cake is easy to make and is a crowd-please, refreshing dessert after a...
- 1 package yellow cake mix
- 2 (3-ounce) packages orange Jell-o
- 1 package vanilla instant pudding
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tub Cool Whip
Beer & Cheddar Fondue
By á-10360
Beer + Cheddar Cheese = Delicious Fondue! This beer and cheese fondue recipe can be easily doubled or tripled, so m...
- 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (12-ounces)
- 2 cups American cheese, shredded (8-ounces)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 clove garlic, halved, optional
- 2 cups beer
- 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules
- Nonstick cooking spray or disposable slow cooker liner
- Desired dippers (such as French or Italian bread pieces, soft pretzels, breadsticks, red sweet pepper pieces, broccoli florets, and/or carrot sticks)
Conch Fritters with Caribbean Dipping Sauce
By Brian
This recipe features conch, a national food of the Bahamas that is the perfect way to start any festive feast
- FRITTERS:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- sea salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup firm-packed ground conch or shrimp
- 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- dash Tabasco to taste
- canola oil for frying
- CARIBBEAN DIPPING SAUCE:
- 1/2 cup prepared salsa
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
Tyler Florence's Ultimate Ribs
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This recipe for Ultimate Ribs comes from Tyler Florence
- 2 slabs baby back ribs, about 3 pounds
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 2 bacon slices
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup peach preserves
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
The Pioneer Woman's Coconut-Lime Butter Cookies
By lindaauman
These coconut-lime butter cookies have a light and sweet yet tart flavor that's so unique! Refreshing for any time ...
- COOKIES:
- 4 sticks (1-pound) salted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice (or 1 tablespoon of each)
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- ICING:
- 3 cups powdered sugar, plus more if needed
- 2 tablespoons cream of coconut
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, plus extra for decorating
- 1 tablespoon lime zest, plus extra for decorating
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- dash of salt
- 1 large egg white
- juice of 1 lemon, plus more if needed
- juice of 1 lime, plus more if needed
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