Need some healthy summer BBQ sides? Everyone is obsessing over these delicious BBQ side dishes that are surprisingly healthy and good for you!
Summer means barbecues, and barbecues mean a ton of delicious food including sides! Whether you want to include some healthy side dishes for your own gathering or you want to bring something to this weekend’s party, these summer BBQ side dishes are the perfect solution.
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Healthy Summer BBQ Side Dishes
1.) BLT Pasta Salad
This gluten-free BLT Pasta Salad is loaded with fresh veggies and herbs, crispy bacon, and homemade dressing. We love how tasty this side is and how simple it is to make it home – you probably have most of the ingredients already, too! To make it healthier, feel free to omit the bacon and opt for a healthy ranch dressing.
2.) Healthy Carrot Slaw with Sesame Dressing
Coleslaw is such a summer BBQ staple, but make it healthy using cabbage and quinoa instead. This insanely easy-to-make vegan salad is tossed in a Asian sesame dressing that will bring some versatility to any party.
3.) Grilled Potato Salad with Mustard Dressing
Potato salad at a BBQ? Um, yes please! We are obsessing over this Grilled Potato Salad that’s loaded with fresh herbs and salty capers.
4.) Watermelon Feta Salad with Mint
We love any summer BBQ side dish that’s both healthy AND easy to make at home. This Watermelon Salad is the perfect blend of savory and sweet and it all comes together with only 3 ingredients in under 5 minutes.
5.) Easy Mango Salsa
Is it even a party if there’s no salsa? This delicious recipe is perfect for serving with chips as an appetizer or as a topping for chicken, fish, tacos, salads, and so much more.
6.) Grilled Corn Salad with Tomatoes & Avocados
Grilled corn is an absolute must at any summer BBQ, and we are loving this Grilled Corn Salad with fresh veggies and honey-lime dressing. Not only does it go with just about anything, but it’s so easy to make ahead of time and serve to any size party.
7.) Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
These Sweet Potato Fries are life changing. They’re crunchy, salty, and sweet, but still good for you because they’re baked rather than fried.
8.) Blueberry Spinach Salad
This Blueberry Spinach Salad is made with apple, pecans, and whether or not you prefer your salads vegan, tofu or feta. What we love about this salad is how customizable it is – you can swap out spinach for arugula, add in more berries, various nuts, and you can even get creative with the dressing!
9.) Tomato Salad
The classic Tomato Salad is a star at any barbecue. It’s delicious, simple to make at home, and totally customizable!
10.) 5-Ingredient Healthy Zucchini Fritters
Our main reason for loving these Healthy Zucchini Fritters is because they use only 5 ingredients and are ready in under 20 minutes. We also love that they’re loaded with quinoa flour, making them packed with protein.
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11.) Taco Pasta Salad
We can go on and on about how delicious this Taco Pasta Salad is. It’s full of hearty black beans, sweet corn, and avocado, and we love how quickly it comes together.
12.) Veggie & Chickpea Chopped Salad
We’re a big fan of salads packed with fresh crunchy summer vegetables and herbs, and it kicks it up a notch when you add in some chickpeas! This is seriously such a flavorful and easy to make salad that’s perfect for your next summer BBQ.
13.) Healthy Potato Salad
Although we already gave you a potato salad recipe earlier on this list, this is another one of our favorite healthy potato salad recipes. It has fresh eggs, crunchy celery and a creamy yogurt-mayo dressing that’s still light and perfect for hot summers.
14.) Summer Fruit Salad
What kind of summer BBQ list would this be if we didn’t include a gorgeous summer fruit salad? This recipe is made with peaches, nectarines and cherries, fresh berries and a delicious lemon maple thyme dressing that’s to DIE for. Plus, it makes for a great side during dessert, too.
15.) Easy Guacamole
You’re going to love this guacamole recipe – it’s made with flavorful ingredients such as cilantro, red onion, lime juice, and jalapeños (which you can definitely omit if you’re not a spice person). It’s so perfect as a side with chips and salsa, or even as a topping for tacos.
16.) Grilled Watermelon
Don’t question it, and don’t tell us we didn’t tell you it’s incredibly good. When you bite into a slice of grilled watermelon you’ll probably be wondering why you haven’t tried it sooner.
17.) Edamame Mango Salad
Not only does this salad come together in only 10 minutes, but it’s packed with protein thanks to the edamame and black beans.
18.) Chickpea Bell Pepper Salad
Another chickpea recipe but for a VERY good reason. This simple salad all comes together in only a few minutes and is filled with flavor from the cucumber, parsley, tahini and raisins.
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