4th of July Recipes

For a true 4th of July feast, get all the grilled meat and vegetable recipes you can shake a stick at, plus patriotic cocktails, desserts, salads, and more.
Watermelon, feta, and mint salad in a bowl on a colorful tropical print napkin
Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad Recipe
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Montreal Smoked Meat Recipe
Two adana kebabs on a plate with flatbread, sumac onions, parsley, tomatoes, and pickled peppers.
Adana Kebabs (Ground Lamb Kebabs) Recipe
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Blackberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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13 Stellar Pasta Salads for Summer
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11 Smoked Meat Recipes for Summer Feasting
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19 Condiment Recipes Perfect for Summer Grilling
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Classic Coleslaw Recipe
Oven-baked pork ribs split between the bones
Oven Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe
Small cobs of sous vide-cooked corn with a chunk of butter on the side
Sous Vide Corn on the Cob Recipe
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Homemade Burger King Whopper-Style Cheeseburgers Recipe
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Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Fajitas Recipe
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The Best F&$king Grilled Chicken Sandwich Ever Recipe
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Strawberry Sorbet Recipe
Thai-style grilled chicken on a platter
Thai-Style Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) Recipe
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Grilled Italian Sausage With Sweet-and-Sour Peppers and Onions Recipe
Platter of grilled jerk chicken
Spicy Grilled Jerk Chicken Recipe
A black platter of charred al pastor skewers and a pile of lime wedges for last-minute drizzling.
Charcoal-Grilled Al Pastor Skewers Recipe
A t-bone (porterhouse) steak on a white plate, with the sliced meat placed around the bone. On the lefthand side of the image are several metal forks stacked on top of each other.
Perfectly Grilled T-Bone Steak Recipe
two skewers of smoky and spicy yogurt marinated chicken kebabs
Smoky and Spicy Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs Recipe
Sliced, grilled medium-rare carne asada fanned out on a wooden cutting board with corn tortillas, limes, and cilantro in the background.
The Best Carne Asada Recipe
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Fresh Pineapple Ice Cream Recipe
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Sheet-Pan Cuban Sandwiches Recipe
Three skewers of pork souvlaki on a plate with pita bread and tzatziki.
Pork Souvlaki with Pita and Tzatziki Recipe | Grilling
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Charcoal Chimney–Grilled Broccolini With XO Sauce Recipe
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Real-Deal Pulled Pork: Easy Enough for Novices, Big Enough for a Crowd
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Slow-Smoked Porterhouse Steaks Recipe
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Steakhouse Kebabs Recipe
Close up of deviled eggs drizzled with olive oil
Great Deviled Eggs Recipe
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Balsamic Marinated Portobello Burgers Recipe
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Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers Recipe
19 July 4th Dessert Recipes You'll Find Room For (We Promise)
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Classic Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe
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Simple Grilled-Potato Salad With Grilled-Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
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Grilled Bratwurst With Beer, Mustard, and Sauerkraut Recipe
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The Food Lab's Perfect Grilled Steaks Recipe
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The Best Basic Grilled Corn Recipe
A slice of blueberry pie with a lattice crust next to the whole pie
The Best Blueberry Pie Recipe
Brushing barbecue sauce on top of ribs on the grill
Easy All-Purpose Barbecue Rub and Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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Classic Biscuit-Topped Peach Cobbler Recipe
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Rotisserie Porchetta Recipe
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Coffee-Rubbed Ribs Recipe
Overhead of a freeform peach galette with golden brown crust
Freeform Peach Pie (Galette) Recipe
A round white platter holding a whole grilled chicken which has been cut into individual pieces. Also in the image on the right periphery are a glass holding a carbonated beverage and a green plate with a metal utensil on it.
Grilled Butterflied Chicken Recipe
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Grilled Korean-Style Bulgogi Burgers With Kimchi Mayo and Pickled Daikon Recipe
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Fresh and Creamy Lime Pie Recipe
A small bowl of buffalo barbecue sauce.
Buffalo Barbecue Sauce Recipe
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Lechon Liempo (Filipino-Style Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe
Classic potato salad
Classic Potato Salad Recipe
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Salmon Burgers With Rémoulade and Fennel Slaw Recipe
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Super-Simple Tangy Buttermilk Coleslaw Recipe
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Yucatán-Style Hot Dried-Chili Salsa (K'uut Bi Ik) Recipe
lamb burger with cheese and onions
The Best Lamb Burgers Recipe
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Grilled Smashed Potatoes Recipe
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Soft and Rich Chocolate Frozen Custard Recipe
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5 Delicious Coleslaw Variations
Corn with chili lime butter and lime wedges on a paper plate.
Corn With Chile Lime Butter Recipe | Grilling
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Greek-Style Grilled Chicken With Oregano, Garlic, Lemon, and Olive Oil Recipe