A collection of 26 recipes perfect for Memorial Day weekend! You’ll find juicy burgers, cool side dishes, crip cocktails, and tantalizing desserts that everyone will love.
Memorial Day Recipes For All!
The unofficial kickoff to summer starts with Memorial Day! Whether your long weekend includes visiting loved ones who have served in the armed forces, enjoying some time outdoors or on the water, or maybe that yard work you’ve been procrastinating, one thing is for sure: you’re going to need delicious food! I’ve rounded up some excellent appetizers, scrumptious sides, delicious mains, tasty sweets, and satiating cocktails. Find your new favorite Memorial Day recipes below!
1. Texas Caviar
This Texas Caviar is a classic! Fresh peppers, cilantro, and lime juice are mixed with black eyed peas to create an absolutely addictive dip. Great on burgers, eggs, salads, in wraps, and of course – as a chip dip!
This Dill Pickle Snack Mix is a tangy and crunchy snack that is absolutely addictive! All the flavor of a dill pickle in a handful of pretzels, Chex cereal, and mixed nuts. This is so good!
This Fresh Corn Salsa captures the sweetness of tender summer corn perfectly! Combined with lime, red pepper, and red onion, this salsa is the best summer dip. Grab the chips and dive in!
Perhaps a fancier appetizer for your spread, but a crowd favorite nonetheless! These Perfect Deviled eggs feature a rich and tangy filling is topped with paprika, fresh dill, and chives.
The dip that keeps on giving! This Loaded Quest has it all: spicy chorizo, diced tomatoes, and smoky peppers are just a few of the tasty additions. Consider a double batch, depending on the size of your crew…this one gets gobbled up quickly!
To me, this dip equals summer. This Crab Dip is cool, creamy, and addicting. It’s super simple to make and even easier to devour! It includes a handful of simple ingredients and is a party-pleaser.
What I’m calling the “potato salad of the summer”: Dill Pickle Potato Chip Salad! This classic potato salad gets leveled up with dill pickles AND dill pickle potato chips! It’s creamy, salty, and packed with dill flavor. This is the perfect side dish that everyone can get behind!
This Lightened Up Broccoli Salad is a classic potluck staple. It gets a healthy makeover, but still with the same addictive smoky, sweet, and tart crunch from broccoli, raisins, bacon, and a greek yogurt creamy dressing.
This Peach and Goat Cheese Salad with Walnuts is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Juicy peaches and tangy goat cheese are combined in this mouthwatering salad.
Juicy watermelon is paired with fresh tomatoes, and topped with creamy burrata cheese and basil. Add a drizzle of olive oil, some salt and fresh cracked pepper, and you have your new favorite salad for the season!
This Summer Salad with Blackberries, Pistachios, and Dill is filled with fresh flavor! Pistachios add crunch, while the mustardy vinaigrette packs a salty punch. A great green option to add to your BBQ table!
If you’re planning on being away from home over the holiday weekend, hiking, biking, or doing anything on the water, these Slow Cooker Turkey Sandwiches would be the perfect meal to come home to! Paired with a spicy horseradish sauce and sliced onions: these sandwiches are perfection.
These burgers are on my persona weekend lineup! Tender salmon is mixed with a mixture of spicy and flavorful ingredients and topped with a slab of smoky grilled pineapple. Yowza, are these burgers good!
This Grilled Tomahawk Steak is the thing to make if you’re looking to impress this Memorial Day weekend! A juicy ribeye steak is left with a portion of the bone intact, creating one incredible presentation.
These Fish Tacos with Dill Slaw and Cilantro Crema are packed with flavor! Corvina is grilled and flaked and combined with a delicious dill slaw and cilantro crema. Serve with chips, guacamole, and a crisp lager!
Would it be the “unofficial kickoff of summer” without a grilled burger?! Every part of this Ultimate Grill Burger gets the charcoal treatment: the bun, burger, lettuce, tomato, and the onion. This recipe is super simple and comes together quickly, meaning more time outside by the grill. One of my favorite Memorial Day recipes!
This Instant Pot Shredded Pork is the tastiest! In just 1 hour you can have tender and tasty shredded pork. Perfect for barbecue sandwiches, tacos, or bowl!
This delicious Feeling Fresh Mocktail includes the bright flavors of freshly squeezed blood orange juice and mint. Feel free to add vodka or gin if you want an extra kick!
This Blueberry Basil Collins is a fresh update on the classic cocktail! Blueberry syrup and lemon juice is muddled with fresh basil and shaken with gin in this refreshing drink.
This Coconut Water Limeade is the ultimate refreshment! Tart fresh squeezed lime juice is paired with thirst-quenching coconut water in this ultimate summery beverage.
Toast summer with this perfectly crisp, floral, and effervescent Rhubarb Rosé Sangria! Flavors of rhubarb, elderflower, strawberry, and raspberry fill each glass. Cheers!
Whether you’ve got a long drive to the cabin or will be up early and on the go, Cold Brew is arguably the best way to start your day in the summer. Make your own at home with this super simple recipe!
A childhood favorite gets an adult makeover. These Brown Butter Butterscotch Krispie Treats are chewy, buttery, and so incredible! These no bake treats will be your new favorite!
These Pineapple and Dragonfruit Popsicles are tart, sweet, and so fun! These fruit ice pops are just the thing for a hot day. They’re delicious on their own or served with a shot of your favorite clear spirit!
Strawberry Shortcake with Basil Whipped Cream is the perfect summer dessert. Lightly sweetened biscuits are topped with macerated strawberries and an herbaceous basil whipped cream. Fresh and delectable!
Bars are the best! These Scotcharoos are the quintessential bar, too. Crispy cereal, peanut butter, and butterscotch are combined and topped with a thick chocolatey layer. A delicious sweet treat!
