Easy Summer Recipes

Easy Children Friendly Summer Recipes

These recipes are easy enough that the young ones in your family can make them with minimum supervision. They are excellent contributions for lunch or a refreshing afternoon snack.

Berry Salad
Ingredients
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon salad oil
2 teaspoons honey mustard or Dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups torn lettuce
1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, quartered strawberries, and/or canned mandarin orange sections, drained
2 tablespoons bite-size cheddar fish-shaped or pretzel crackers or 1 tablespoon shelled sunflower seeds

Directions
1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine orange juice, oil, mustard, sugar, and salt. Cover and shake until combined. Place lettuce in medium bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Divide lettuce among 4 plates.
2. Arrange fruit on lettuce. Sprinkle with crackers. Serve immediately. Makes 4 side-dish servings.

Frozen Strawberry Lemonade

ingredients

2 cups frozen (or fresh) strawberries (about 24 strawberries)
1/2 cup crushed ice (or smallest cubes possible)
1/2 cup lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
2 Tablespoons of sugar (or to taste)
3/4 cup water

Optional

1/4 lemon, sliced, for garnish
1 Tablespoon of ginger, fresh or dried (finely chopped)
A few mint leaves

directions

step 1 Allow frozen strawberries to thaw slightly.

step 2 Before placing ice cubes in blender, crush large chunks by sealing securely inside Ziploc® Storage Bag and rolling over the bag firmly with a rolling-pin.

step 3 Combine lemon juice, strawberries, sugar substitute or sugar, crushed ice and water in blender jar. If blades get stuck, add more water.

step 4 Blend on high with lid tightly secured until smooth and thick.

step 5 Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Garnish with a slice of lemon, if desired.

Recipe from Right@Home makes 2 servings